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In circles of friendship, service and commitment,

Merry Ann T. WrightPresident General

Supplement to American Spirit Magazine

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DaughtersDaughtersNovember/December 2011 | Volume 11, No. 6

Revolution Newsletter® of the American

Express Patriotism and Freedom at Every OpportunityNovember brings with it

much cooler days, the rustling of leaves and thoughts of Election Day, Veterans’ Day and Thanksgiving leading right into December and the rush of the holidays.

A s w e a p p r o a c h t h e s e special days, it is important to remember to vote even in years

that do not include a presidential election. There are national and state elections garnering more atten-tion today than ever before thanks to intense coverage by the contemporary media. As respon-sible citizens, we must take every opportunity to act as informed voters and ensure that our democratic republic is maintained. We are in perilous economic times, and it is imperative that we elect those who can return the United States to the values and principles upon which our country was founded.

Our nation today is faced with many crises threatening the very principles which made it great. We must not take our way of life for granted. It is important to remember that patriotism and freedom must be expressed at every opportunity. As modern patriots, we must not compro-mise our beliefs and ideals and must promote our motto of “God, Home and Country” whenever possible.

Thanksgiving allows us to take the time to reflect and give thanks for our many blessings, not the least of which is living in this land. Giving special thanks can be traced to biblical times and continues today. The Continental Congress proclaimed special thanksgivings during the

American Revolution. On December 18, 1777, at the beginning of that terrible winter at Valley Forge, Congress decided it was time to thank God, confess sins and implore Him for His further blessings, calling on all to give thanks for their victories and asking the Patriots “to consecrate themselves to the service of their divine benefactor.” Congress asked for guidance for America’s sea captains, prosperity for traders, blessing for farmers and wisdom for educators. We could ask no less.

May each of us gather with family and friends to give thanks for our ability to be together with suffi-

cient sustenance and the many luxuries we enjoy compared to the rest of the world. Let us also be thankful for those who developed a country in which individuality and liberty

could exist and for those who continue to fight for these liberties throughout the world and via

our democratic process. This year in the midst of economic turmoil throughout

the world, we will remember those things for which we can be truly thankful: our freedoms, our confidence in the future and the ever-enduring basic strength of our nation.

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News from DAR HeadquartersNews from DAR Headquarters

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Volume 11, No. 6November/December 2011

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President GeneralMerry Ann T. Wright

DAR Magazine National Chairman Pamela S. Marshall

Editor in ChiefDenise Doring [email protected]

Director of Printing and PublicationsEdith Rianzares

Publications CoordinatorCourtney Peter

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Daughters of the American Revolution Newsletter is a sup-plement publication of American Spirit Magazine published by National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-5303; tel: (202) 628–1776. Issued bimonthly by Hammock Inc., 3322 West End Ave., Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37203, (615) 690–3400. Copyright © 2011 by NSDAR, all rights reserved. Editorial inqui-ries, e-mail: [email protected]. Additional NSDAR informa tion available at our website (http://www.dar.org).

Single copy and subscription orders can be placed online or by mail, telephone or fax. Subscribe online: http://www.dar.org/americanspirit or contact: DAR Magazine Office, 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-5303. Or call toll free: (866) DAR-MAGA (327–6242); order by fax: (202) 879–3283. MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express accepted or checks payable to Treasurer General, NSDAR. Single copies $3.95 ea. American

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The National Society reserves the right to accept, reject or edit content of any copy. Signed articles reflect the personal views of the author and are not necessarily a statement of DAR policy. Advertised products and ser vices do not carry DAR endorsement. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to DAR, American Spirit Magazine, 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-5303.

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Articles & FeaturesPresident General’s Message................449News From DAR Headquarters ..............450Financial Development .........................459Committee Corner ...............................461State Activities ....................................469With the Chapters ...............................470

New Ancestors ....................................479State-Sponsored Ads ...........................480Message From the DAR Magazine National Chairman ............................520DAR Newsletter Advertising Totals .........520

Office of the Chaplain GeneralNecrology Report

The National Society regrets to report the death of the following:

Susan Francis Pierce Patterson (Mrs. Louis) on August 8, 2011. Mrs. Patterson served as Oklahoma State Regent from 1976–1978 and as State Vice Regent from 1974–1976. She was a member of Colonel John Starke Sr. Chapter.

Evelyn Sears Waite (Mrs. Arthur) on September 5, 2011. Mrs. Waite served as Vice President General from 1975–1978, as Georgia State Regent from 1972–1974 and as State Vice Regent from 1970–1972. She was a member of Cherokee Chapter.

Office of the Corresponding SecretaryGeneralThe DAR Store … a great way to support DAR Programs!

Delight your friends this Christmas with gifts from The DAR Store. There are many new products this season, including: a limited-edition snowflake ornament made by Orange Howell and adorned with Swarovski crystals; a blue toile octag-onal 7 1/2-inch plate and petite scalloped ring tray, both with an image of Memorial Continental Hall in the center; a pair of three circles dangling earrings; a cream, blue and gold scarf inspired by the design of the skylight in the DAR Library; a Cat’s Meow ornament of Constitution Hall; children’s T-shirts with “My Grandma is a Today’s DAR” in a variety of colors; and an American GI Hero Bear that moves

his mouth while singing “God Bless the U.S.A.”

Stuff your stockings with the following gift items that are $5 or less: DAR LED flashlights, DAR luggage wraps, DAR stone car coasters, DAR keychains, Today’s DAR sunglasses and DAR emery boards.

Pictures of our wonderful items are available in the DAR Shopping section of the Members’ Website. Merchandise may be ordered online with a credit card, by mail or by contacting The DAR Store’s friendly staff directly by phone at 1 (888) 673–2732. You’ll be delighted to see the wide selection of items in The DAR Store.

Sally Napier BuenoCorresponding Secretary General

Office of the Historian GeneralH a s y o u r c h a p t e r s e l e c t e d a n

Outstanding Teacher of American History for 2012? Deadlines are fast approaching for chapter winners to be forwarded to state historians for judging at the state level. State winners should be forwarded to Historian General Ann A. Hunter at her home address (9293 Fort Valley Road, Fort Valley, VA 22652) and must be received by January 17, 2012, to be considered for the national contest.

Honoring Outstanding Teachers of American History at any level is grati-fying to the honoree and satisfying to DAR members. More than ever before, America relies on such individuals to pass on the historical DNA of our unique


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nation, the “the essential principles of our government” as Thomas Jefferson said in his first inaugural address:

“These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us and guided our steps through an age of revolution and reformation. The wisdom of our sages and blood of our heroes have been devoted to their attainment. They should be the creed of our political faith, the text of civil instruction, the touch-stone by which to try the services of those we trust; and should we wander from them in moments of error or of alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty and safety.”

The 2011 Outstanding Teacher of American History, Ted Dickson, is chairman of the History Department at Providence Day School in Charlotte, N.C. He was sponsored by Halifax Convention Chapter and the North Carolina State Society. Dickson earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Princeton University and a master’s, also in history, from the University of California Santa Barbara. He has taught American history for more than 25 years, and has won numerous awards from such organizations as the University of California, Kids Voting USA and the U.S. State Department. He is a College Board consultant. His articles have been published in the OAH Magazine of History, and he is co-editor of America on the World Stage: A Global Approach to United States History, published by the University of Illinois Press in 2008.

The 2011 second-place recipient is Nicole Marsala, who teaches eighth-grade American history at Coral Springs Middle School in Coral Springs, Fla. She was sponsored by the Lighthouse Point Chapter and the Florida State Society. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Florida Atlantic University and a master’s in international affairs from Florida State University.

Among many accomplishments, Marsala helped establish and coordinate a National History Day competition in Broward County, has written curric-ulum for Colonial Williamsburg and has been honored as an outstanding history teacher in several venues.

Third-place honoree Jason Edwin Anderson teaches U.S . h i s tory , honors government and economics at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, Ohio. He was sponsored by Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and the Ohio State Society. Anderson studied at the University of Akron, earning a bachelor’s in history and a master’s in education. In 2010, he was named the Ohio Teacher Ambassador for George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estates and Gardens, and will be responsible for arranging seminars and presenting information on George Washington to teachers across Ohio.

Christmas is coming and the lovely volume of vignettes about Real Daughters and their fathers, My Father Was a Soldier: The Real Daughters of the American Revolution, now in its second printing, is still avail-able from The DAR Store Online at

www.dar.org/omni/shopping/books.html or by mail.

Ann Arnold HunterHistorian General

Office of the Librarian GeneralFirst-place winners of the annual

Librarian General’s Awards for Book Donations are Australia, Alaska, Utah, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Alabama and California. Congratulations to all and to Rhode Island, the first-place winner of the Seimes Technology Center Microfilm Donation Award.

Chapters, now is the time to plan your book donations to the DAR Library and to Seimes. State and chapter chairmen, please encourage members to purchase items from the Library Wish List. This is an ever-changing list, arranged by state, naming the books and journals the Library would like to have. It is your donations that help make our Library a world-class research facility. Remember, you receive credit toward the annual Librarian General’s Awards only for donations made to the DAR Library or Seimes. Please check the Librarian General’s webpage for details.

FROM THE COLLECTION

About the time of the American Revolution, a revolution took place in children’s fashions, too. After toilet training, boys began wearing trouser suits between the unisex gowns of toddlerhood and the more adult-like styles adopted around the age of 7. A 1796 tailor’s manual called the trouser suit style “as easy and simple (when well made) as any thing” and preferable to putting boys in adult clothing which made them “appear like dwarfs, or little old men.” This one, dating to the 1820s, is in two pieces, with the waistband concealing a row of buttons. The puffy sleeves and slightly raised waist mimic women’s fashions of the day. The clothing of small boys, still in their mother’s care before going to school, often echoed female dress.

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The new book, America’s Women in the Revolutionary Era, 1760–1790: A History through Bibliography, written by Library Director Eric Grundset with help from the Library staff and published by NSDAR, is available for purchase from The DAR Store. This one-of-a-kind, three-volume set sells for $195, which includes shipping. Chapters and indi-viduals are urged to buy a set to donate to local high schools as well as public and college libraries. Consider donating a set to your alma mater. Not only is this set a valuable addition to the history, social history or women’s issues collection in any library, it also demonstrates to the academic world the important work done by DAR.

Joan MacInnes HunterLibrarian General

Office of the Curator GeneralDAR Museum Summer Camps

The 11th Annual Colonial Camp, led by living history interpreter Patricia Sowers, hosted 11 dedicated campers and three junior camp counselors for a one-week camp session. Campers ranged in age from 8–12, and junior camp counselors were ages 13–15. This year, campers learned about the lives of common Colonial children, slaves and indentured servants. Dressed in period

costumes, campers cooked dishes popular with the lower sorts such as hoe-cakes, ham hocks with beans and benne wafers. They sewed, tried their hand at knitting, dug for artifacts on the DAR grounds, and made lotion using shea butter and medicinal herbs. Campers also learned African chants and Colonial dances and visited the White House Visitors Center for a tour of the White House paintings by artist Peter Waddell. A field trip to the National Colonial Farm in Maryland rounded out their experience. Formerly a tobacco farm, National Colonial Farm is brought to life by living history inter-preters representing a typical working family. Campers learned about agrarian culture while pounding corn and chop-ping wood; they even got to pet a pig! It was an exciting week that left campers looking forward eagerly to next year’s

Colonial Camp. The DAR Museum staff

would like to thank the DAR Museum Camper Buddies for their continued support of the summer camp programs. An addi-tional thank you is extended to everyone who helped with this year’s camp.

Due to a decline in atten-dance, Quilt Camp was discontinued.

Colonial campers split wood during a visit to National Colonial Farm.

Daughters and their guests from near and far are invited to celebrate the holiday season at NSDAR Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The 10th Annual DAR Christmas Open House will be held Wednesday, December 7, 2011, from 5:30–8 p.m.

Enjoy holiday refreshments and musical entertainment in Memorial Continental Hall, which will be elegantly decorated for Christmas. Take evening tours of the DAR Museum Gallery, the Period Rooms, the DAR Library and the Americana Collection. The open house is a perfect holiday event for the whole family, with “the most accessible Santa in town” being a big draw!

Join the NSDAR Executive Officers and Headquarters staff in welcoming the public to tour our beautiful building. Invite your friends, family and neighbors to get a taste of history during this holiday season as the National Society celebrates in circles of friendship, service and commitment.

Save the Date for

The 10th Annual DAR Christmas

Open House December 7, 2011

Colonial campers pet a pig.




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National Board of Management MeetingJUNE 27 and JULY 3, 2011

A FULL VERSION OF THE MINUTES of the National Board of Management is available online at the DAR Members’ Website at http://members.dar.org in the Forms section, National Publications, National Board of Management Meeting Minutes. These minutes may be downloaded and printed as needed. Upon request, printed copies of the National Board of Management Minutes are also available from the Office of the Recording Secretary General at 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20006–5303. Your request must include the date of the meeting requested, a return address and a check for $10 made payable to the Treasurer General NSDAR, which represents the cost to the

NSDAR for printing, postage and handling.

National Board of Management Meeting,June 27, 2011A REGULAR MEETING of the National Board of Management, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution convened in the National Officers Club Room, Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., at 9:03 a.m. on June 27, 2011, Presi-dent General Merry Ann Thompson Wright presiding.

The opening prayer was offered by the Chaplain General, Laura Marcella Reid.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was led by the First Vice President General, Beverly Woodruff Jensen.

The Recording Secretary General, Lynn Forney Young, called the roll and recorded the following members pres-ent: National Officers: Executive Officers: Mesdames Wright, Jensen, Reid, Young, Bueno, Mann, Voll, Carpenter, A. Hunter, J. Hunter, West and Vaughan; Vice Presidents General: Mesdames Tolle, Jones, Heske, Huntsman, Reichenberg and Lerud-Chubb; and Carpenter, Stout, Ward, Bratton, Stuhlmacher, Glasgow, and Vork; and Withers, Chaffin, Chastain, Caskey, Archer, Sandlin, and Grimes.

State Regents: Mesdames Hor-ton, Refior, Troth, Thompson, Jarrard, Hubbs, Cahill, Thorne-Sulima, Makant, Baldwin, Koos-Lee, Manweiler, Barnhart, Van Niewall, Frisch, Wells, Cook, Spiller, George, Eacott, Dennert, Stachour, Whittington, Nash, Salitros, Ekeler, Lam-pus, Kessler, Argraves, Parker, VanBuren, Anderson, McHenry, Shoaf, Hamill, Buck, Davis, Smith, Altman, Bailey, Jones, Hagg, Toone, Kreis, Hatfield, Nelson, Nutter, Miller, Teter, and Curtis.

State Vice Regents: Coates (Delaware).The President General brought

words of greeting to the members of the National Board of Management.

The President General introduced the National Parliamentarian, Carole D. Belcher, PRP.

The Recording Secretary Gen-eral reported on the approval of the minutes from the April 9, 2011, meeting of the National Board of Management. The minutes were approved by Sarah Voll, Bana Caskey, and Janet Whittington.

There being no objection, Patricia Carpenter, LeAnn Reichenberg, and Ree Curtis were appointed to approve the minutes of this meeting.

The President General, Merry Ann Thompson Wright, gave her report.

The First Vice President General, Beverly Woodruff Jensen, did not give a report. Her report was filed.

The Chaplain General, Laura Marcella Reid, did not give a report. Her report was filed.

The Recording Secretary General, Lynn Forney Young, did not give a report. Her report was filed.

The Corresponding Secretary General, Sally Napier Bueno, briefly presented new sales items from The DAR Store but did not give a report. Her report was filed.

The Registrar General, Patricia Eddy Carpenter, gave her report.

Report of the Registrar GeneralApril 10–June 26, 2011

Application papers received ................2,306Application papers verified .................2,309

Junior Members approved ......................418 Applications reviewed

date ............................................May 16, 2011 Applications pending as of this

date ...........................................................1,694 New apps pending review ......................1,116Application papers returned

unresolved ....................................................24 Supplemental papers received .............1,392 Supplementals reviewed

date ......................................January 31, 2011 Supplemental papers pending as of

this date ....................................................3,772 New supps pending review ..................2,469Supplemental papers returned

unresolved ....................................................82 Total number of papers (APPS and

SUPPS) verified ..................................3,619 Number of letters written requesting

additional data needed ..........................422 Number of New Ancestors (APPS and

SUPPS) verified ....................................206Last DAR National Number

issued ...................................................895243 Patricia Eddy Carpenter

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The Registrar General moved “to accept into membership in the National Society the 2,309 applicants whose records have been verified by the Regis-trar General.” Adopted.

The Organizing Secretary General moved “the reinstatement of 133 mem-bers.” Adopted.

The Organizing Secretary General, Jean Dixon Mann, gave her report.

Report of the Organizing Secretary GeneralDeceased ......................................................... 585

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Resigned..........................................................168(April 7, 2011, through June 23, 2011)

Reinstatements .............................................133(April 10, 2011, through June 27, 2011)

Through the state regents the follow-ing members at large are presented for confirmation as organizing regents: Hazel Bozeman Phillips, Prattville, Alabama; Charleen Slay Kennedy, Alexandria, Louisiana; Mary-Ellen Decker Menge, Kenner, Louisiana; Joy L. Martin, Potts-boro, Texas; Georgia Schneider Bell, Naselle, Washington.

Through the state regent has come a request to rescind the reappointment of an organizing regent: Mary Elizabeth Russell, Kingsville, Texas.

Through the state regent has come a request to grant an exception of time in a one-year term of office for six-year chapter regent: Barbara Robinson Wiebe, Milk River Chapter, Glasgow, Montana.

Through their respective state regents have come requests to grant an excep-tion of time in a term of office for six-year chapter regents: Shirley Ogle Willard, Manitou Chapter, Rochester, Indiana; Claudia Humbard Wilbourn, Lieuten-ant William Brewer Chapter, Midland, Texas; Janet Turman Fry, John Edwards Chapter, Mexico City, Mexico.

Through their respective state regents have come requests to grant members having held membership in a chapter less than one year to serve a term in office as a chapter regent: Joy Dean Hunt, Emas-see-Robert Grierson Chapter, Dothan, Alabama; Sally Ann S. Spencer, Governor Jonathan Trumbull Chapter, Lebanon, Connecticut; Jennifer Elizabeth Mauld-ing, Crossnore Chapter, Crossnore, North Carolina; Gail Waxman Prestigia-como, Ensign Thomas Huling Chapter, Killeen, Texas; Candida Mestayer Culp, Mary Warrell Knight Chapter, West Allis, Wisconsin.

Through the state regents have come requests to grant a member having held membership in a chapter less than one

year to serve a term in office as a chapter first vice regent: Elizabeth Blow Holden, Light Horse Harry Lee Chapter, Auburn, Alabama; Wanda Wilbanks Delacerda, General William Lewis Chapter, Mor-rilton, Arkansas; Rebecca Patterson Bathen, Fort San Nicholas Chapter, Jack-sonville, Florida; Dora Leininger Jones, Manitou Chapter, Rochester, Indiana; Wanda Cesarino Hoy, Mount Hyalite Chapter, Bozeman, Montana; Sara Der-renberger Mitchell, Franklinton Chapter, Bexley, Ohio; Gail McMeeken Adams, Jared Mansfield Chapter, Mansfield, Ohio; Kathryn Patton Andrews, Juni-per Butte Chapter, Madras, Oregon; Sara Levy Maloney, Moccasin Bend Chapter, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Holly McKin-ley Schmidt, Thomas Nelson Chapter, Arlington, Virginia.

Through their respective state regents have come requests for chapter location changes: Commodore Sloat, from Pacific Grove to Monterey, California; Soldiers Delight-Thomas Johnson, from Randall-stown to Stevenson, Maryland.

The following chapters have met all the requirements for merging and are now presented for confirmation: Colonel John Robins and Stephens; name is Stephens; location is Decatur, Alabama.

The following chapters are presented for official disbandment: Tangipahoa, Hammond, Louisiana; Rockfish Valley, Afton, Virginia.

The following chapter is presented for automatic disbandment: William Strong, Forrest City, Arkansas.

The following chapters have met all the requirements according to the National Bylaws and are now presented for confir-mation: Maple Hill, Huntsville, Alabama; Les Rapides, Alexandria, Louisiana; Oli-ver Pollock, Kenner, Louisiana.

Jean Dixon MannOrganizing Secretary General

The Organizing Secretary General moved “the appointment of five (5) orga-nizing regents; rescind the reappointment of one (1) organizing regent; exception

of time in a one-year term of office for one (1) six-year chapter regent; exception of time in a term of office for three (3) six-year chapter regents; exception for a member having membership less than a year in a chapter to serve a term of office for five (5) chapter regents; exception for a member having membership less than a year in a chapter to serve a term of office for ten (10) chapter first vice regents; loca-tion change for two (2) chapters; merging of two (2) chapters; official disbandment of two (2) chapters; automatic disband-ment of one (1) chapter; confirmation of three (3) chapters.” Adopted.

The President General announced that with the above reports and rulings, the membership count of the National Soci-ety had reached 169,817.

The Treasurer General, Sarah Potts Voll, did not give a report. Her report was filed.

The Chairman of the Auditing Com-mittee, Nelly Shearer, gave her report.

The Chairman of the Finance Com-mittee, Sherry Edwards, gave her report.

The Historian General, Ann Arnold Hunter, did not report. Her report was filed.

The Librarian General, Joan MacInnes Hunter, presented the new DAR Library publication, America’s Women in the Revo-lutionary Era, 1760–1790: A History through Bibliography. She did not report. Her report was filed.

The Curator General, Beverly Dardene West, presented a new book and CD fea-turing DAR’s quilt collection. She did not report. Her report was filed.

The Reporter General, Jean Whatley Vaughan, did not report. Her report was filed.

The Recording Secretary General, Lynn Forney Young, gave the Executive Committee report.

The Recording Secretary General pre-sented the recommendations from the Executive Committee.

“To authorize certificates and pins for 10, 20, and 30 years of paid membership in the National Society. The design for



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the pin and certificate shall be the same as that for the 25, 40, 50, 60, 65 and 75 year membership pins and certificates except for the numerals 10, 20, and 30. Permission to purchase said pins and/or certificates is to be issued by the Office of the Organizing Secretary General.

Permission will be given for all pins and certificates for years of paid membership, excluding years lost through resigna-tion or being dropped from membership and irrespective of the date upon which the member was originally admitted to membership in the National Society.” Adopted.

The Chairman of the DAR Magazine Committee, Pamela Marshall, gave her report.

The Chairman of the DAR School Committee, Donna Raymond, gave her report.

The Chairman of the Development Committee, Cynthia Buttorff, gave her report.

The Chairman of the Property Beau-tification and Hospitality Committee, Peggy Grieve, gave her report.

The Chaplain General gave the closing prayer.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:14 a.m.

Lynn Forney YoungRecording Secretary General

Minutes Approved, June 27, 2011 Patricia CarpenterLeAnn ReichenbergRee Curtis

National Board of Management Meeting, July 3, 2011

A regular meeting of the National Board of Management, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution convened in the National Officers Club Assembly Room, Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C., at 1:00 p.m. on July 3, 2011, President General Merry Ann Thompson Wright presiding.

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America was led by

the First Vice President General, Beverly Woodruff Jensen.

The opening prayer was offered by the Chaplain General, Laura Marcella Reid.

The President General welcomed the newly elected Vice Presidents General and the newly confirmed State Regents.

The Recording Secretary General, Lynn Forney Young, called the roll and recorded the following members present: National Officers: Executive Officers: Mesdames Wright, Jensen, Reid, Young, Bueno, Mann, Voll, Car-penter, A. Hunter, J. Hunter, West, and Vaughan; Vice Presidents General: Mes-dames Carpenter, Stout, Ward, Bratton, Stuhlmacher, Glasgow, and Vork; With-ers, Chaffin, Chastain, Caskey, Archer, Sandlin, and Grimes; and Andress, Mid-dleton, Refior, Parks, Trader, Harris, and Kreis.

State Regents: Mesdames Hor-ton, Micol, Troth, Thompson, Jarrard, Crafton, Cahill, Thorne-Sulima, Cul-len, Baldwin, Koos-Lee, Jones, Fryburger, Barnhart, Van Niewaal, Frisch, Wells, Cook, Spiller, George, Eacott, Dennert, Kottschade, Whittington, Nash, Sal-itros, Ekeler, Lampus, Kessler, Argraves, Myers-Warner, VanBuren, Anderson, McHenry, Shoaf, Hamill, Davis, Altman, Bailey, Hagg, Toone, Gray, Hatfield, Nel-son, Nutter, Lesh, and Curtis.

State Vice Regents: Hemmrich (Tennessee).

The President General introduced the National Parliamentarian, Carole D. Belcher, PRP.

The Recording Secretary General reported on the approval of the minutes from the June 27, 2011, meeting of the National Board of Management. The minutes were approved by Patricia Car-penter, LeAnn Reichenberg and Ree Curtis.

There being no objection, Joan Hunter, Cynthia Stout, and Jane Micol were appointed to approve the minutes of this meeting.

The Registrar General, Patricia Eddy Carpenter, gave her report.

Report of the Registrar GeneralJune 27–July 3, 2011

Application papers received ....................224Application papers verified .................... 292Supplemental papers received ................107Supplemental papers verified .................. 115Last DAR National Number issued ....................................................895535

Patricia Eddy CarpenterRegistrar General

The Registrar General moved “to accept into membership in the National Society the 292 applicants whose records have been verified by the Registrar Gen-eral.” Adopted.

The President General announced that with the newly approved members, DAR’s membership count exceeded 170,000 and announced a new goal of 175,000 for the administration.

The Organizing Secretary General, Jean Dixon Mann, gave her report.

Report of the Organizing Secretary General

Through the State Regents the fol-lowing members at large are presented for confirmation as organizing regents: Mary Warren Daley, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Marla Huebler Suter, Knox-ville, Iowa.

Jean Dixon MannOrganizing Secretary General

The Organizing Secretary General moved “the appointment of two (2) orga-nizing regents.” Adopted.

The Chaplain General gave the closing prayer.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:17 p.m.Lynn Forney Young

Recording Secretary General

Minutes Approved, July 3, 2011 Joan HunterCynthia StoutJane Micol



DAR Grants Totaling More Than $180,000 Awarded To 44 Special Projects Across the Country

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution strengthened its 120-year reputation for outstanding service in communities across the country by launching a successful grants pro-

gram supporting local nonprofit projects related to historic preservation, education and patriotism. The first year of the DAR Special Projects Grants program has proven to be an incredible success. In the program’s inaugural year, 44 grants totaling more than $180,000 were awarded to communities in 26 states. Funding for the grants is provided by the President General’s Project, which is supported by member donations.

“I am so proud of our members’ support of the DAR Special Projects Grants program through their donations to the Presi-dent General’s Project and sponsorship of grant applications,” said President General Merry Ann T. Wright, who launched the program at the beginning of her administration in July 2010. “It is an honor for the DAR to be able to support so many outstanding local projects helping to preserve the past, enhance the present and invest in the future through historic preservation, education and patriotism.”

The program’s three areas of focus allow for great variety in the types of projects that receive DAR grants.

Historic PreservationEfforts to preserve local historic properties, sites, docu-

ments and artifacts received 22 grants totaling $77,895. The historic Van Schaick Mansion in Cohoes, N.Y., was awarded

a $2,000 grant for restoring and replacing the dormer roofs, painting new exterior stairways, and insulating the attic. The mansion, used as a military headquarters during the Revolu-tionary War, hosted American generals as they laid plans for the Battles of Saratoga. The General Peter Gan-sevoort Chapter, Albany, N.Y., sponsored the grant application.

Many grants funded the placement or pres-ervation of markers or signage at historical sites and structures. A DAR grant helped the Historic Port Royal organization in Virginia to create four historical markers. Each marker acknowledges the Washington-Lewis Chapter, Fredericksburg, Va., for its sponsorship of the project.

Local museums also benefited. A $10,000 grant helped the Louis E. May Historical Museum in Fremont, Neb., reno-vate its north porch and install a new railing and ramp. The May Museum has had a long relationship with the Lewis-Clark Chapter, Fre-mont, Neb., which has displayed chapter artifacts and stored chapter archives at the museum over the years, and which sponsored the grant application.

EducationSixteen grants totaling $85,387 benefited educational pro-

grams ranging from exhibitions about topics such as the American Revolution and folk arts to unique scholarship and tutoring programs.

The nonprofit organization Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop, with the support of the Eleanor Wilson Chapter, Washington, D.C., received a $7,250 DAR grant to launch a new initiative. Free Minds uses books and creative

DAR Special Projects Grants

Nebraska State Regent Judy Ekeler and Lewis-Clark Chapter Regent Mabel Petet present a certificate to former May Museum Director Patty Manhart and current May Museum Director Jeff Kappeler in celebration of the DAR grant given to the Dodge County Historical Society to rebuild the museum’s porch.

Members of the General Perry Benson Chapter and staff of the Wye River Upper School tour the site of the old Centerville Armory. DAR grant funding was used to

abate the lead and asbestos in the building in preparation for its conversion to

a school site.

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DAR Special Projects GrantsDAR Special Projects Grants

writing to empower incarcerated young people and help trans-form their lives. The DAR grant helped to create a virtual book club for D.C. youth who have been transferred to other federal prison facilities. Now more Free Minds members will be able to stay involved and keep learning.

Another project supported by a DAR grant benefited the Wye River Upper School’s renovation of the old Centreville Armory on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The nonprofit college preparatory, independent high school for students challenged by ADHD, dyslexia and other unique learning styles hopes to establish its own distinct campus. The $10,000 DAR grant, sponsored by the General Perry Benson Chapter, Easton, Md., was used to help prepare the old armory for its conversion to an educational facility as home of Wye River

Upper School.Other education

projects receiving DAR grants involved the printing, publica-tion and distribution of educational literature. The Abraham Coryell Chapter, Vinita, Okla., sponsored national nonprofit organiza-tion Hope for Today’s

work on a literacy project that received significant local media coverage. Soon after books were distributed to elementary school students in the local area, a devastating tornado hit Joplin, Mo., 30 miles northeast of Vinita. The chapter and Hope 4 Today decided to distribute surplus books to students in the Joplin Public School District, which sustained severe facility damage, and local Red Cross shelters housing families left homeless by the tornado. The intention was to give the children a positive activity to occupy themselves in the wake of the recent devasta-tion of their town and motivate them to keep reading during summer vacation.

PatriotismIn support of projects related to patriotism, six grants total-

ing $17,095 were awarded. The grant program funded the purchase and placement of commemorative plaques dedicated to veterans, supplies supporting programs for military person-nel and their families, the distribution of American flags, and the installation of flagpoles.

The Parent-Child Development Corporation (PCDC) is a charitable, community-based organization that serves children and their parents by providing educational programs and operat-ing the local Head Start program. PCDC approached the Old St. John’s Church Chapter, West Point, Va., about installing a flagpole and flag on its property to instill patriotism in the

children and teach them flag etiquette. The chapter began to raise money for the project and, ultimately, the chapter’s funds were supplemented by a matching DAR grant.

The most substantial grant awarded in the area of patriotism was a $10,000 grant to the Thunderbird School of Global Management, sponsored by the Anasazi Chapter, Glendale, Ariz. The grant will restore the school’s historic airfield control tower. Originally an Air Corps training base during World War II, in 1946 Thunderbird was transformed into a business school focused exclusively on international management. The air control tower, a central campus landmark and a symbol of Thunderbird’s history, was closed in 2006 because of struc-tural damage.

These worthy efforts to promote historic preservation, educa-tion and patriotism are tangible evidence of the grassroots service DAR performs across the country. For a complete list of all 44 DAR Special Projects Grants awarded in 2011, visit www.dar.org/grants.

A student from Joplin, Mo., enjoys his Seaman’s Journey with Lewis and Clark

textbook.

The DAR Special Projects Grants currently is accepting appli-cations from nonprofit 501 (c)(3) entities. Reach out to local nonprofit organizations to make them aware of the DAR Special Projects Grants program. Find more information at www.dar.org/grants and http://members.dar.org/committees/specialproj/index.htm.

Grant proposals must be postmarked by February 1, 2012, to be considered for the upcoming year.

Sponsor a Deserving Grant Applicant

Boy Scouts raise the American Flag at a ceremony recognizing the dedication and installation of a flagpole at the Parent Child Development Corporation Day

Care Center in West Point, Va. The DAR grant to fund the flagpole was also matched by the Old St. John’s Chapter.

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Financial DevelopmentFinancial Development

Gifts of Cash, Credit Card or CheckSometimes cash, check or credit is

the best present to give. Support DAR while receiv-ing the maximum charitable income tax deduction avail-able. As our thank you, DAR recognizes your gift with do-nation credit toward membership in the Heritage Club.

Charitable Gift Annuity Give a present and get a present with a

charitable gift annuity. The gift that keeps on giving enables you to transfer cash or other securities to NSDAR and receive generous regular payments. This is the perfect solution for a donor on a fixed in-come. DAR recognizes these gifts with membership in the Founders Club.

TrustsA trust offers a gift to NSDAR while

first providing income for yourself and/or your loved ones. When a trust is created, you determine the payment rate and end date. When the trust ends, the remaining funds become a gift to NSDAR. These gifts are also recognized with membership in the Founders Club.

Matching GiftsShare your love of

DAR with your com-pany and double or even triple the value of your gift to NSDAR. Contact your—or your spouse’s—Human Resources department to see if either company participates in a matching

gift program. DAR recognizes matching gifts with Heritage Club credit for the

entire amount.

DAR Wish ListsThe DAR often has needs

for certain items that don’t fit into the annual budget. The

three wish lists of NSDAR—General, Li-brary and Museum—enable you to sup-port NSDAR by purchasing items such as books, cameras or technology software.

You can see the wish lists at http://www.dar.org/giving_site/WishList_default.cfm.

For more information, please contact the Office of Development at (800) 499–1776 or [email protected]. Your mailed donation must be postmarked on or before December 31, 2011, to count for 2011 tax purposes.

On behalf of NSDAR, the Office of Development would like to wish you a happy holiday season!

Spreading Holiday Cheer:

End of the Year GivingAs the holiday season approaches, many of us are looking for ways to give back to those in need. The programs of DAR keep this giving spirit around all year by supporting historic preservation, our military and our students. Below are just a few suggestions on how you can give back this winter.

The President General’s Blog was honored with a Thoth Award Certificate of Excellence on September 22, 2011. The Public Relations Society of America, National Capital Chapter’s Thoth Awards celebrate the best in public relations and communications in the Washington, D.C. area.

President General’s Blog Wins Prestigious Award

Visit Mrs. Wright’s blog at http://blog.dar.org.

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DAR Museum ShopDAR Museum Shop

Support the DAR Museum Exhibition Fund(All proceeds benefit the DAR Museum.)

ORDERING INFORMATIONTo place an order, please call the DAR Museum Shop at (202) 879–3208 or e-mail [email protected], Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shipping rates vary based on the size of the order and will be

determined when the order is placed. We always ship the most economical way.

Preserving the American Spirit in the DAR Museum, a full-color, softbound book, provides an exciting in-troduction to the DAR Museum. Detailed descriptions accompany vivid photos of ceramics, glass, furniture, paintings, quilts, toys and dolls.—$12

Memorial Continental Hall Note Cards offer a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. A brief history of the building is printed on the back of each card. Sold in packages of eight.—$7.50

Liberty Tea is an aptly named, delicious herbal blend. During the tea boycott of the 1770s, colonists developed their own teas made from herbs and other plants. Sold in packages of 20 foil-wrapped tea bags—$5.50

Historic Quilts of the DAR Museum, the result of a partnership between Martha Pullen and the DAR Museum, features more than 60 quilts from the collection, with full-page color photos and descriptive historical notes about each quilt.—$29.95

Constitution Hall Note Cards commemo-rate a historic landmark. A brief history of the building is printed on the back of each card. Sold in packages of eight.—$7.50

This Wedgwood Collector Plate commissioned by NSDAR features traditional Wedgwood design and workmanship and depicts Memorial Continental Hall in blue and white jasper. The plate, which is made in England, includes a commemorative inscription and a decorative gift box. Limited quantities available—this item will not be reproduced! —$95

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HOLIDAY GIFT BAGS Holiday gift bags are new this year. They make a perfect hostess or thank you gift. More details are available at www.dar.org/museum/shop.

GIFT CERTIFICATES Thinking about holiday gifts? Consider a gift certifi-cate to the DAR Museum Shop. Call or e-mail the DAR Museum Shop to order. Gift certificates may be redeemed in-store or by mail.

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Committee CornerCommittee Corner

American History Congratulations to all national winners

of the American History Essay Contest! First-place winners were: fifth grade, Mira Parekh, Barrington, Ill., Signal Hill Chapter; sixth grade, Evan Garrett Lau-gen, Boulder, Colo., Arapahoe Chapter; seventh grade, Carson Guendert, Lodi, Calif., El Toyon Chapter; eighth grade, Mary Catherine Pasquale, Wakefield, Mass., General Israel Putnam Chapter. Second place: fifth grade, Abigail Clan-ton, East Setauket, N.Y., Anna Smith Strong Chapter; sixth grade, Michael Dizon, Jerseyville, Ill., Dr. Silas Hamil-ton Chapter; seventh grade, Catherine Dhaliwal, Martinez, Ga., College Hill Chapter; eighth grade, Monica Craw-ford, Greenville, N.C., Susanna C. Evans Chapter. Third place: fifth grade, Chris-topher McIntosh, Mobile, Ala., Tristan DeLuna Chapter; sixth grade, Stefanie Haenicke, Kalamazoo, Mich., Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter; seventh grade, Jazmine Porter, Kalamazoo, Mich., Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter; eighth grade, Christian Frederickson, Bethesda, Md., Goshen Mills Chapter.

Each winner received a prize. The first-place winning essays have been posted on the committee website at http://members.dar.org/committees/history/winners.htm.

Congratulations are also extended to the national winners of the Christopher Columbus Essay Contest: first place, Tay-lor Barnhart, Ozark, Mo., Isaac Garrison Chapter; second place, Nathan North, Vergennes, Vt., Seth Warner Chapter; third place, Gretel M. Skelton, Littleton, Colo., Colorado Chapter.

Each year, the winning Christopher Columbus essay is read by the author at the Columbus Day celebration at the Columbus Memorial in Washing-ton, D.C. The national winner receives a cash prize, transportation to Washing-ton, D.C., and lodgings. The second- and third-place winners receive cash prizes.

Accolades and thanks go to all chap-ter chairmen involved. Students who

participate in the American History and Christopher Columbus essay contests strive for the prize, but surely the more important reward is the knowledge they gain preparing their essays and the satis-faction of a job well done.

Janeal N. ShannonNational Chairman

American Indians The American Indians Committee has

accomplished many goals this year and looks forward to the second year of the Wright Administration. I would like to express thanks to all members who help support this committee.

Donations to the Friends American Indians Scholarship Fund help support the scholarship given annually. Chapters are urged to obtain the American Indian Scholarship form from the Members’ Website, as changes have been made since the release of the National Infor-mation Packet.

Chapters can go to the websites of Bacone College and Chemawa High School to obtain the schools’ wish lists. Ataloa Lodge and Museum at Bacone needs to update and maintain the museum, which houses a collection of American Indian history and artifacts. Donations to Chemawa help with sev-eral events for the students, including the annual Christmas party.

Remember the sleeping bag program for the American Indian Youth Camp. Last year 48 sleeping bags were donated, and hopefully more will arrive this year. If you wish to support this program with a monetary gift, send a donation to the Office of the Treasurer General with specifications that the funds be sent to the American Indian Youth Camp for this purpose.

I would like to urge the members that attend Continental Congress to make plans to attend the American Indians Luncheon. We had a great luncheon this year with the Chickasaw Nation Color Guard of Oklahoma presenting the flag of the United States of America in a true

American Indian ritual. The proceeds from the auction held during the luncheon support the scholarships and schools.

Also, remember that November is American Indian Heritage Month, when many mayors and governors will issue proclamations recognizing this observance.

Ellen K. WhiteNational Chairman

Chapter Achievement AwardsThe process of making the Electronic

Chapter Achievement Award form avail-able online continues. All chapters will have the capability of submitting their 2011–2012 Chapter Achievement Awards form via e-Membership by Feb-ruary 1, 2012. In so doing, there will be no need for chapters to print any forms, obtain requisite signatures, make copies of the signed document or mail report forms.

Similar to the Electronic Master Questionnaire, all information submit-ted by chapters on the e-CAA form will be downloadable for all state chairmen. Instructions for completing the form and processing the downloaded infor-mation will be forthcoming. Please check the committee website for the lat-est information. The members of the Chapter Achievement Awards Commit-tee—including state chairmen, national division vice chairmen and this chair-man—will be able to help any chapters requiring assistance.

LeAnn F. TurbyfillNational Chairman

Commemorative EventsThe 70th anniversary of the attack

on Pearl Harbor is December 7, 2011. Make plans to observe a minute of silence or hold some type of commem-oration. Obtain the support of your churches and communities. Check the Members’ Website at http://members.dar.org/committees/events/index.htmfor announcements to download, print and distribute.


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As December 7 approaches, keep in mind that we are losing an estimated 1,000 World War II heroes every day. On the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, the Pearl Harbor Survi-vors Association estimated that 40,000 members were still alive, but by the 66th anniversary, only approximately 5,000 survivors of the attack were still living. Some estimate that fewer than 100 sur-vivors will be well enough to attend the 70th anniversary ceremonies.

Use this anniversary as an opportunity to renew your chapter’s commitment to our veterans and soldiers on active duty. It is easy to take the gift of democracy for granted. It is easy to forget to say “thank you” to a veteran. Remember, it only takes a minute to show gratitude.

Now that the 10th anniversary of 9/11 has passed, the Commemorative Events Committee wishes to document a list of the sites where 9/11 banners were dedi-cated. Please send publicity coverage or a write-up about the event, or both. Pictures would be wonderful. We will have a scrap-book at Continental Congress highlighting your participation. Direct information to National Vice Chairman, 10th Anniver-sary of 9/11, Wilhelmena Kelly at 23219 143rd Avenue, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413 or [email protected].

This committee is sponsoring a Proc-lamation Contest for chapter members in honor of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Visit the committee website for details. The deadline by which entries must reach the state chairmen is March 1, 2012.

Many local events can be commemo-rated, both to make an impact on your community and raise the profile of DAR in your area.

Ann S. CriderNational Chairman

ConservationProtect, Preserve and Conserve for the Future

The Conservation Committee is dedi-cated to preserving our natural resources

and educating members about their impact to the earth. The 2011 Conserva-tion Minutes take the form of a quiz that tests members’ environmental knowl-edge. These minutes and important conservation dates are available on the Conservation Committee website.

State and chapter chairmen are reminded to encourage participation in the Community Wildlife Habitat Proj-ect. Submissions must reach the national division vice chairmen by April 1, 2012. Details about this contest can be found on the Conservation Committee website. The Community Wildlife Project winner for 2011 was the Cadron Post Chapter, Conway, Ark., with the Reverend John Andrew Chapter, Watkinsville, Ga., as runner-up.

Please give thought to recognizing a distinguished conservation volunteer with the NSDAR Conservation Award. This award is presented to an adult with a distinguished volunteer conser-vation record. Forms are included in the NIP and also on the Conservation Committee website. Please allow eight weeks of processing time. Note: Only the National Chairman of Conservation pres-ents the NSDAR Conservation Award. It is a national level award; there is no state Conservation Award. A committee of judges will select the final outstanding Conservation recipient to be awarded at Continental Congress in 2012.

This year’s recipient was Chris-tine Thomas. Ms. Thomas created the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program, a nonprofit, educa-tional program designed specifically for women ranging in age from 18 to 80 and beyond. Currently, the BOW program has expanded to 40 states, nine Canadian provinces and New Zealand, with more than 20,000 women participating. Ms. Thomas was recently appointed to the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conser-vation Council. This council will advise the federal government on agency activi-ties that benefit recreational hunting and wildlife resources.

As winter is upon us, remember to feed the birds. The birds will appreciate your thoughtfulness, and you may discover a new hobby!

Julie E. TherouxNational Chairman

Continental CongressCan you believe the 121st Continen-

tal Congress is only eight months away? Opening Night will be Wednesday, June 27, 2012, with the Memorial Service, final business session and installation on Sun-day, July 1, 2012. Big and exciting plans are falling into place that will make this 121st Congress not only educational and informative but also productive, inspiring and fun!

Do plan an early arrival in Washington, D.C., as you will want to take advantage of the many activities that are scheduled prior to Opening Night. By attending var-ious committee meetings, you will learn much about the activities and projects of DAR. There also will be workshops at which you will gain valuable information and skills to take back to your chapters. What chapter doesn’t need to increase its membership? Or perhaps you need new ideas on how to revitalize your chapter.

Some of you may want to participate as a member of a Congressional Committee. Contact your State Regent by January 1 to inform her of your desire, and she will send the recommendation to the Office of the President General. Invitations to serve will be extended by the President General in late February.

Credentials forms will be mailed to each chapter regent in February. These completed forms must be returned to the Office of the Organizing Secretary Gen-eral by April 15.

Included in the Credentials mailing are the various registration forms. Please read the instructions carefully and see that the forms are properly filled out, accompa-nied by the correct payment and mailed before the stated deadline.

Continue to check the Continen-tal Congress section of the Members’




Website for the most current Congress information.

Emily T. RichardsonNational Chairman

DAR Genealogy Preservation The DAR Genealogy Preservation

Committee is a team of DAR members who volunteer their time and talents to preserve the National Society’s genea-logical records. The committee’s new project is the Supporting Documenta-tion Project. Volunteers will index more than 6 million documents used by mem-bers to support the lineage submitted on their DAR applications. The work is done remotely via computer. A vol-unteer is assigned a set of documents to index online. At the top will be various selections to help categorize and index the record. She will see the image of the document on the lower portion of the screen. She may see the image of a tombstone. She will then index it to the correct category and go on to the next document. Instructions and support are provided. Please visit the commit-tee website at http://members.dar.org/committees/preservation/index.htmfor more information. We hope you will join us in working on this very important project.

Danna C. KoellingNational Chairman

DAR Good CitizensAs we “Preserve the Past, Enhance

the Present, Invest in the Future,” thank you for reaching out to our community schools to promote and reward the quali-ties of good citizenship in the youth of our nation, our future leaders. For infor-mation about the committee, please visit the DAR Good Citizens Commit-tee website at http://members.dar.org/committees/goodcitizens/index.htm. Visit our Facebook page, a private social media group where we can share ideas and answer questions. Join the group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/DARgoodcitizens.

Please send winning essay contest materials to your state chairman on time. State winning essay contest entries are due to the national division vice chairman by March 1, 2012. Contact information for national division national vice chair-men is posted on the committee website. If you have questions, please contact your state, division or national chairman or check the committee website for up-to-date information.

Patsy A. WestNational Chairman

DAR Library First-place winners of the Friends of

the Library Donations Awards for 2010 are Italy, Alaska, Utah, the District of Columbia, Kansas, Michigan and Cali-fornia. First-place winners of the Friends of the Seimes Technology Center Dona-tion Awards are Italy, Hawaii, Idaho, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Colo-rado and Florida. Congratulations to all!

Now is the time for chapters to begin planning fundraising projects for the DAR Library and Seimes Technology Center. The Library’s budget is small; therefore, we rely upon the contin-ued generosity of DAR members and chapters to allow the Library to pur-chase special collections as they become available or to purchase genealogical, his-torical and Revolutionary War-related publications not already owned by the Library. These collections, made pos-sible through your donations, help the Library earn its reputation as a world-class research facility.

Donated funds are also used to pur-chase new computer and photocopy equipment. This chairman looks forward to reading about your fundraising proj-ects in the Master Questionnaire and including them in her report at the 2012 Continental Congress.

Remember that a contribution of $200 or more qualifies you to purchase the elegant Friends of the Library pin or the Library Life Member pin from Hamilton Jewelers. Contributions of $100 qualify

you to purchase the lovely Friends of the Seimes Technology Center pin. And for those of you who already proudly wear these pins, a second donation of an equal amount entitles you to purchase a Best Friend pin.

Joan MacInnes HunterNational Chairman

DAR ScholarshipWarren Paul Wilson, the winner of

the Dr. Aura-Lee A. Pittenger and James Hobbs Pittenger American His-tory Scholarship, was sponsored by the Choctawhatchee Bay Chapter, Fort Wal-ton Beach, Fla. During his acceptance speech at Continental Congress, War-ren said, “My plan is to work as a foreign service officer in the U.S. Agency of International Development to promote democracy, fight poverty and feed the hungry around the world. By receiving your gracious investment in my educa-tion, I receive a responsibility to live out the ideals that the Daughters of the American Revolution stand behind, and I plan on doing just that.”

A complete list of 2011 NSDAR Scholarship recipients and their spon-soring DAR chapters follows: Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship, Cody Klock, Oneida Chapter, Utica, N.Y.; DAR Centennial Scholarship, Dawn Rogala, John Alexander Chap-ter, Alexandria, Va.; Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship, Jessica Smith, River Wabwaysin Chapter, St. Johns, Mich.; Mildred Nutting Nursing Schol-arship, Sarah Voisine, Sibbil Dwight Kent Chapter, Suffield, Conn.; Occu-pational Therapy Scholarship, Deanna Russo, Princeton Chapter, Princeton, N.J.; Lillian and Arthur Dunn Scholar-ship, Phillip White, Oklahoma Prairies Chapter, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mad-eline Pickett Halbert Cogswell Nursing Scholarship, Brydie Raton, William P. Duvall Chapter, Winter Park, Fla.; Michael T. and Mary L. Cloyd Schol-arship, Linda Christian, Bee Line Chapter, Charles Town, W.V.; Lucinda




Beneventi Findley History Scholarship, Sara Knutson, Elizabeth Schuyler Ham-ilton Chapter, Holland, Mich.; Irene and Daisy MacGregor Scholarship, Tiffany Covas, Colonel Joseph Winston Chapter, Winston-Salem, N.C.; Alice W. Rooke Scholarship, Megan Foster, Shawnee Mission Chapter, Overland Park, Kan.; Dr. Francis Anthony Beneventi Medi-cal Scholarship, Tanya Sylvester, Ann Haynes Chapter, Kirksville, Mo.; Mar-garet Howard Hamilton Scholarship, Corey Shane Warford, Persis Lovely-Clarksville Chapter, Clarksville, Ark.; Nellie Love Butcher Music Scholarship, Heidi Schmidt, Colorado Chapter, Den-ver, Colo.; Arthur Lockwood Beneventi Law Scholarship, Benjamin Pomerance, Saranac Chapter, Peru, N.Y.; Mary Elizabeth Lockwood Beneventi MBA Scholarship, Daniel O’Rourke, Milwau-kee Chapter, Milwaukee, Wisc.; William Robert Findley Graduate Chemistry Scholarship, Deandrea Watkin, Pilgrim Chapter, Coralville, Iowa; Edward G. and Helen A. Borgens Secondary Teacher Education Scholarship, Julie Haugan, Narcissa Whitman Chapter, Yakima, Wash.

Please check the DAR Members’ Website for updates. Changes have been made to the application process to make it easier for applicants to apply for DAR Scholarships. Chapter sponsorship is no longer required, and the application form has been improved and placed on the DAR Public Website.

Sharon C. NettlesNational Chairman

DAR School The Friends of DAR Schools Fund

was established to provide general school funds, educational support, student needs, school buildings and equipment, and other educational requirements. Recently, the fund has been revitalized in order to better serve the schools.

Your contributions may be directed to any or all of the established programs of the Friends of DAR Schools Fund.

General School Fund: Donations to the General School Fund program area may be used to supplement other program areas or may be used for a unique need not addressed by the Edu-cational Support, Student Support or Building, Property and Equipment pro-gram areas.

Educational Support for Post-Secondary Students: Support is available to stu-dents at Berry College and high-school graduates from Crossnore, Kate Dun-can Smith and Tamassee for higher education at accredited 2-year, 4-year or technical institutions.

Student Support: Contributions to this program area may be used to pro-vide supplemental support to students currently attending one of the DAR Approved Schools. Support could include such items as backpacks, cal-culators, personal supplies, clothing, birthday and holiday gifts, book awards, snacks, etc. Contributions may also be used to provide scholarships for needy students.

Buildings, Property and Equipment: Contributions may be used for building, property and equipment support, such as new classroom buildings, classroom equipment and furnishings, computers, library books, gymnasium equipment, remodeling projects, landscaping, etc.

The DAR Approved Schools will submit their requests for funding for particular projects to the NSDAR, which will approve the allocation of funds for each project. Donors are strongly encouraged to give through these funds to ensure that funds are available to fill our schools’ needs.

Chapter and state society contribu-tions to the Friends of DAR Schools Fund should be sent through the state treasurer to the Office of the Treasurer General via the monthly remittance transmittal. Individual donations to the Friends of DAR Schools Fund should be made using the Donations and Con-tributions Form (DEV-1003) and sent to the Office of Development.

A new DAR School booklet and brochure are now available from The DAR Store.

Donna M. RaymondNational Chairman

DAR Service for VeteransThis is a very special time of the year as

we prepare our homes for the holidays, travel to visit family and friends, and cook the special foods we all love. This is also the time of the year that we think more about giving to others, as I know you have been doing all year for our vet-erans. Last year Daughters volunteered a total of 55,879 hours at VA facilities, a number that does not include the num-ber of hours donated at state facilities and clinics.

Veterans Day is Friday, November 11. I hope you will plan to participate in a parade, assist with a Veterans Day event at your local VA or state facility, or just visit a veteran to tell them how much they are appreciated. Please talk with your local chapters about what you can do for our veterans during the holidays. You could decorate a Christmas tree at your nearest veterans facility, plan a Christ-mas party, make tray favors, donate cards and stamps so that our veterans can send cards to their family, or prepare gift bags containing personal care items for both men and women.

Our veterans appreciate everything you do for them. Thank you so much for let-ting them know how special they are.

Patricia H. HanceNational Chairman

DevelopmentAs the holiday season approaches, it is

again time to reflect on all of the reasons we have to be thankful for the wonder-ful people in our lives. Sometimes the message and the reason for the season get lost in all of the shopping, gift buy-ing and holiday parties! As I take time to reflect on the wonderful people who have blessed my life during this past year, I remember how special I feel when




someone makes a gift in my honor. I can personally tell you that no other gift makes you feel quite as special!

Recently, I have been making gifts in honor of or in memory of family members or friends. So again this year, I am going to thank the special people in my life that I treasure by making a donation in their honor to a favorite charitable organiza-tion. For me, that will be the National Society, a favorite committee, Juniors’ project or DAR chapter.

When you start to plan your holiday gift list, please take a moment to think of all of your friends and family members who are members of the National Soci-ety and who would be thrilled to have a holiday donation to their favorite chapter, committee, or to the National Society’s General Operating Fund, made in their honor to thank them for all they do for you and for the National Society. Your gift will not only honor your family mem-ber or friend, it will also help the National Society further its mission through its programs dedicated to historic preserva-tion, education and patriotism. And your gift may qualify you for the 1890 Annual Giving Circle, the Heritage Club or both. Your tax advisor can determine if your gift donation will provide you with an income tax deduction for the 2011 tax year.

This year, please consider giving a holi-day gift that will keep on giving!

Cynthia S. ButtorffNational Chairman

Genealogical RecordsTo commemorate the centennial of

this committee (1913–2013) we have set a goal to reach 20,000 GRC volumes by the end of the Wright Administration. We now have 19,280 volumes; our goal is achievable!

Where do we find those unpublished records? There is an abundance of unin-dexed and unabstracted Revolutionary War documents in state archives, state libraries, state historical societies and local research centers in the original states. There are also many records on

microfilm, of which indexes or tran-scriptions of various Revolutionary War records could be made. Many of these places permit researchers to make digi-tal photographs of original documents at no cost. This enables our members to do the photography work at the institu-tion and then work with the images on their computers at home to abstract the records. The DAR Library needs more Revolutionary War documents for those ancestors who we know lived in the new United States at the right time but for which we cannot find adequate proof of service or contribution.

Not everyone lives in an area contain-ing Revolutionary War documents, so what to do? Abstract land records to find our ancestors as they migrated through-out the states, some even returning east when fortunes played out in the west. Old funeral home records are a gold mine and not to be found anywhere else. Ask permission to abstract these pri-vately owned records before the business destroys them. As you search historical newspapers for your own family obituar-ies, birth and marriage announcements, take the time to abstract or index a full year’s worth of these records. Copy or abstract Bible records; we know what can happen should a catastrophe befall that priceless record. Make a chapter picnic out of surveying a cemetery or bring chil-dren and grandchildren along and make an adventure out of it.

It will take dedicated members to do the work. I can’t think of a better way to “Preserve the Past, Enhance the Present, Invest in the Future” than to fulfill the challenge of reaching 20,000 GRC vol-umes by June 2013. Contact your chapter or state chairman if you have questions before you get started.

Beverly A. PrzybylskiNational Chairman

Historic PreservationThe DAR-Owned Sites and Properties

Database developed by the Historic Pres-ervation Committee is now available on

the DAR Public Website at www.dar.org. Fifty-five DAR-owned properties are featured, along with information about their locations, property data and pho-tographs. This will enable the public to see DAR-owned properties that demon-strate DAR historic preservation efforts and provide education regarding DAR history. If your chapter or state society would like to be included in this database, you must complete the NSDAR Sites and Properties Report Form. The new form is available on the NSDAR Mem-bers’ Web Site at http://members.dar.org/committees/histpres/sites.htm. After completing the form, please send both a hard copy and an e-mail to the Historic Preservation Committee National Vice Chairman, Sites and Property, Annette Smith, at 2931 County Road 48, Ran-burne, AL 36273–3909, [email protected].

Thanks to Stephanie Wolfley, newly appointed National Vice Chairman, His-toric Preservation Database, who will maintain the database.

Linda L. WinthersNational Chairman

Insignia The newly revised Insignia Seal Banner

booklet can be accessed from the Insig-nia Committee section of the Members’ Website. It is also available from The DAR Store for $2.

At Congress, the National Board of Management approved pins for 10, 20 and 30 years of service to DAR. Now, there will be Years of Service pins avail-able for 10, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 65, 70 and 75 years.

Also during Congress, the following amendment to the National Bylaws was approved: Article XVIII—Insignia, Section 3: The replica miniature insignia, on branch bar, and the recognition pin may be worn upon any occasion. (a) The miniature insignia may be worn on the miniature DAR ribbon at DAR func-tions, in the same manner as the official insignia and pins. (b) The miniature




DAR insignia may be worn on a branch bar with the miniature insignia of other societies. (c) The recognition pin is worn alone and may be worn on any occasion.

Remember that other than the DAR insignia, no other pins are to be worn on the miniature ribbon. Susan A. Gonchar National Chairman

Junior MembershipThere are two questions frequently

asked of this chairman regarding the new Chapter Achievement Award (CAA) form and the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (HPMF):

Will my chapter still get credit if I purchase Junior Sales items? The answer is yes. While your chapter will no longer receive CAA credit, your Junior Membership state chairman will continue to track sales by chapter and recognize those chapters that purchase national Junior Sales items at the state level. At the national level, states with the highest profit from the sale of nationally approved Junior products will be recognized at Continental Congress.

I don’t see the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (HPMF) listed on the CAA form. Can our chap-ter still donate to the fund? Yes—the HPMF needs your support! Juniors should encourage their chapters to plan special projects that benefit the HPMF. Even a simple cupcake bake sale can make a difference in the lives of children. Larger projects can create even more excitement and enthusiasm among your chapter members. Donations to HPMF should be sent to your state treasurer, who will forward them to NSDAR.

In 2011, the Junior Membership Com-mittee distributed $125,000 to the six DAR Approved Schools through the HPMF. Beneficiaries include: the salary of the school nurse at Kate Duncan Smith DAR School, the salary of a teacher for the Academy at Tamassee DAR School, the Reading Lab partnership at Hindman Settlement School, a high jump pit and baseball equipment for Hillside School, certifications in the ENGALA Equine

Therapy method for 10 staff members at Crossnore School, and tree replacement at Berry College.

Thank you for continuing to support Juniors and the HPMF as the committee celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2012.

Morgan L. LakeNational Chairman

Lineage ResearchWhen you think about researching,

does your heart race with excitement or trepidation? If you are one who feels your pulse quicken with excitement, then your national, state and chapter Lineage Research Committee, as well as your state Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission, needs you!

Your invaluable research expertise can assist your chapter in its work with prospective members. At the state level, you can help your Lineage Research state chairman conduct research for chapters in your state, respond to specific research requests in your area from other Lin-eage Research state chairman, and locate additional documentation in response to “have written” letters from the Genealogy Department.

Your skills can also aid the Chapter Development and Revitalization Com-mission in working for chapters who need research assistance, as well as Daughters utilizing the Lineage Research Lookup Volunteer Board on behalf of a prospec-tive member.

For additional information, contact the appropriate chairman. If you are cur-rently a volunteer for one or all of these important committees, thank you! We welcome new volunteers who would like to volunteer their time and expertise to one or all of these important committees.

The Lineage Research Committee is an integral part of the Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission, which proves that we are “Stronger Working Together to Gain—Train—Retain!”

Elizabeth Hawley Clark-UrbanNational Chairman

Literacy PromotionShare the gift of reading with your

family this holiday season, and help oth-ers do the same. November begins with Family Literacy Day on November 1. In 2010, Fort Green Ville Chapter, Green-ville, Ohio, assisted by the Commodore Preble Chapter, Eaton, Ohio, celebrated National Family Literacy Day by hold-ing storytelling hours at two local public libraries. Members and prospective mem-bers dressed as characters from The Cat in the Hat to read to young children.

Family literacy focuses on educational opportunities for the entire family, so that every member is able to improve literacy and life skills. Providing parents with educational opportunities not only enables them to be more productive citi-zens and members of our community, but also helps them lift their children out of the cycle of illiteracy and poverty. Further information and ideas can be found on the National Center for Family Literacy’s website at http://www.famlit.org.

All members can celebrate reading with their families. During the holidays, read aloud to visiting nieces, nephews and grandchildren. Give a magazine subscrip-tion to a child to promote reading the whole year long. Finally, it is also impor-tant that children observe the adults in their lives reading, so they can see for themselves that reading can be a valued and fun activity no matter how old you are. Remember, sharing a love of read-ing with children is a gift that will remain with them all their lives.

S. Layla HeimlichNational Chairman

Membership Make membership retention a priority.

Are you aware that each year close to 70 percent of new members are lost to resig-nations and drops? For the most part this is because we do not engage our mem-bers, but we can change this trend. Small changes can make a significant impact.• Connect with every member in person

or via telephone.




• Let members know, no matter their level of involvement, that they are contributing members who are needed by the chapter.

• Invite members to serve on the Mem-bership Committee.

• Encourage members to become a mentor to a new member.

• Educate members about DAR by hold-ing DAR 101 workshops.Dues time is when we lose the largest

percentage of our members. Don’t rely on dues notices by mail or e-mail. Call mem-bers and give them a reason to continue their membership. Let them know what projects their dues money supports at the local level (scholarships for area students, critical supplies for the local VA hospital, books donated to shelters, etc.). While talking with members, encourage them to come to the next meeting, especially if they haven’t been to one in a while. Tell them of a need you have for them to help you with a specific task.

Chapter leadership needs to engage all members, new and longstanding. Old school thought says it is the new mem-ber’s responsibility to become engaged. New school thought says reach out to your members to help them find a way to be actively engaged in your chapter activi-ties. There are many ways for members to be actively engaged in DAR even if they cannot attend a chapter meeting.

Susan G. TillmanNational Chairman

President General’s Project This chairman expresses sincere

appreciation to all Daughters who are so enthusiastically supporting the President General’s Project. Sales of merchandise during Continental Congress were amaz-ing—thanks to all who contributed to this record-setting success! Thanks also to the fantastic volunteers who worked at the President General’s Project sales table during Congress. Please continue to promote and purchase the attractive items in The DAR Store that support this Project.

During this second year of the Wright Administration, our President General will attend state conferences in the East-ern section of the country. Please consider having a sales table featuring the most popular items from The DAR Store at these events. What better way to honor our President General and show strong support for her Project?

If you attended Congress, you saw the beautiful “Preserve the Past, Enhance the Present, Invest in the Future” Donor Wall on display in the hallway just inside the D Street Entrance to the Adminis-tration Building. A donation of $250 or greater will allow you to memorialize or honor the person of your choice. You may honor spouses, relatives, fellow Daughters and even non-DAR friends. This is a very special way to let our loved ones know how much we appreciate them and, at the same time, support a vital cause. Please send your check, payable to the Treasurer General, NSDAR, directly to the Office of Development. For more information about gift levels, contact the Office of Development at [email protected].

Please also consider making a dona-tion of at least $100, which will qualify you to purchase the President General’s Project pin from Hamilton Jewelers. The pin is absolutely beautiful! Ratification of the President General’s Project at the 120th Continental Congress reaffirmed our commitment to this Project. In order to uphold this commitment, chapters and state organizations are encouraged to go on record as soon as possible with 100 percent participation. Regents of states achieving 100 percent participation during the Wright Administration will receive a certificate and be recognized by the President General at Continental Congress. Complete information con-cerning the President General’s Project can be found on the Members’ Website or obtained by contacting the Office of Development. Your continued support is sincerely appreciated.

Virginia G. LingelbachNational Chairman

ProgramThe aftermath of Hurricane Irene is

all around this chairman as she writes this article. Were you prepared for this disaster that wreaked havoc all along the Eastern Seaboard? Are you prepared for whatever disaster may strike your part of the country or world? Are you prepared for a personal or family emergency? Every DAR chapter should have a program on disaster preparedness on a regular basis, at least during every administration. You never know when a disaster will strike.

Disasters come in many forms in unex-pected locations. San Francisco friends have earthquake kits in their cars. Who knew that Virginia would ever have one that would shake the double wooden doors of our 1875 brick home in north-east Pennsylvania so hard that I was sure someone was desperate to get inside! Then a few days later, the winds of Irene split two big maple trees across the street. Many people all over the country were without power for weeks on end. Katrina devastated our members in Louisiana several years ago. Would you have been prepared for such events?

The American Red Cross has speakers available to discuss disaster preparedness. Consider inviting one to present a pro-gram soon. Being prepared is both part of being a good citizen and an invest-ment in our future.

Nancy F. HannaNational Chairman

ProtocolProtocol Point: When making intro-

ductions, be brief. Give only enough information about the speaker to make the audience interested. A person who is known to the audience is presented, while a stranger is introduced. The program chairman may introduce the speaker; however, it is the presiding officer who thanks the speaker.

Guests are introduced in descending order of rank. The highest-ranking guest is seated to the right of the presiding offi-cer and introduced first, followed by the




next highest to the left of the podium or presiding officer and so on, alternat-ing right and left. It is not necessary to introduce every guest as an individual. You may introduce some as a group. For example, the state chairmen might stand to be introduced as a group.

Bonnie W. RanieriNational Chairman

Tours and TravelMore than 90 Daughters, family mem-

bers and friends from around the country have booked their cabins and are ready to set sail for Caribbean adventures with the President General on the Circles of Friendship Cruise in late October 2012. There is a wealth of little-known histori-cal connections to the Revolutionary War period that we will have the opportunity to learn about and experience on our trip.

For example, when France joined the American Revolution against England in 1778, the Revolutionary War shifted to a Caribbean front. The arrival of a French fleet in St. Domingue on Hispaniola in 1779 created havoc in Jamaica. Bernardo de Galvez was the Revolutionary War hero who won the Battle of Pensacola Bay (Florida) and participated in skir-mishes in the Caribbean. By 1781, the war was coming to an end in the North American Colonies; however, battles still raged across the Caribbean. Admiral George Rodney’s victory off St. Lucia is perhaps the best known in Jamaica’s his-tory. It was so important to the war that it enabled Britain to negotiate favorable terms for the Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, formally ending the war.

In addition, pirates influenced the evolution of the rum trade in the Carib-bean, operated food production centers and often selected their sea routes for plundering based on the season and the availability of food.

You are invited to join President General Merry Ann Wright and the Executive Officers as they step back into the 18th century, all the while savoring refreshments, games, entertainment

and stimulating conversation aboard the Norwegian Jewel.

Julia M. RogersNational Chairman

Units OverseasThe 25 chapters of DAR members

living in 13 foreign countries sent many representatives to the 120th Continental Congress, where they enjoyed meeting with each other and Daughters in the United States, received an amazing num-ber of award certificates testifying to their valuable support of DAR programs, and worked to produce a great committee luncheon and international bazaar! As they continue to fulfill DAR goals as best they can in their host countries, members in the United States can stay informed by reading all about these amazing chapters on the Units Overseas website and can assist them by becoming associate mem-bers. Use the associate member forms found on the website.

Do remember to send names of rela-tives, friends or acquaintances living outside the country to the Units Overseas Committee National Vice Chairman, Prospective Members, Joy Cardinal, at [email protected], or to this chairman at [email protected]. Some of those named may join organizing or existing Units Overseas chapters, become mem-bers-at-large or become Units Overseas organizing chapter regents! Members in Guam are busy working to organize a chapter there.

Florence F. PattonNational Chairman

Volunteer Genealogists Daughters, our Society is embarking

on an exciting adventure of change with regard to training and providing educa-tion for volunteer genealogists. In the past, a four-day Genealogy Consultant (GC) course was presented at DAR Headquarters in Washington, D.C. In addition, the Genealogy Department staff presented Volunteer Field Gene-alogist (VFG) workshops in different

states. The last GC course in Washington was presented in October 2011, and the last VFG workshop was held in Mon-tana in September. In 2012, the NSDAR GC training content and VFG workshop content will be presented in an online format via the Volunteer Genealogists Educational Program.

The Genealogy Department staff has been working diligently to develop the program. There will be 10 classes for the GC portion and 10 classes for VFG por-tion of the program, and, like now, each portion is considered a separate course. Each of the online classes will be approxi-mately one hour long. They include pretests, printable handouts and post-tests.

If you took NSDAR training before 2004, you are encouraged to update your knowledge regarding the standards for verification of applications by tak-ing these courses. I previewed a couple of the classes while at Continental Con-gress and gained some new knowledge about lineage documents and standards for verification.

The courses will be online so women who are enrolled can take their classes during the day or night—in other words, at the time that is most convenient for you as you work at your own com-puter in your own environment. This new format will provide access to the training for Daughters who are unable to travel, or those for whom plane and hotel accommodations cannot be part of their budget.

Registration is on a first come, first enrolled basis, as a limited number of Daughters can be enrolled at a given time. Members enrolled in the courses can access the classes at any time after the start date but must complete the course within 90 days. Thus, the enrollees in a program will have a quarter of the year from start to finish. Select a time of the year that best fits into your schedule.

T h e N o v e m b e r w e b i n a r w i l l provide more information on regis-tration. Consider taking part in the




Volunteer Genealogists Educational Program in 2012.

Judy N. MasonNational Chairman

Women’s Issues The DAR is an organization full of

inspiring women. Let’s “Celebrate Women” and encourage them to write their story, or write their story for them, for the Women’s Issues Essay Contest. Essays must be titled, typed and no more than 1,800 words. All words count. A cover page must include the member’s name, chapter, national num-ber, address, telephone number, e-mail

address (if available), essay title and category (family, career or health). One winner for each category wil l be announced at Continental Congress. Check the Members’ Website to read the essay winners from last year: www.members.dar.org/committees/women/index.htm.

November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Check out www.alz.org for information about recogniz-ing the signs of Alzheimer’s and other quick facts. November is also Lung Can-cer Awareness Month. Information about lung cancer can be found at www.lungcanceralliance.org.

The 36th Great American Smoke-out, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, is the third Thursday in Novem-ber. Visit www.cancer.org for more information.

December is the time to reflect on the year with friends and family. In Decem-ber, celebrate each other and celebrate the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Don’t forget to keep track of all com-munity activities and volunteerism and report them on the Master Questionnaire.

Stacy L. CopeNational Chairman

D.C. Daughters Proudly Support Local Schools

The District of Columbia Daugh-ters of the American Revolution rang in the school year with “Back-to-School Bingo,” an event held on August 19, 2011, at the DCDAR Chapter House to gather school supplies for D.C. schools. The event, which was sponsored by

the DCDAR State Schools Commit-tee, puts a twist on traditional bingo in that Daughters donate school supplies in order to participate in the bingo games. From crayons, pencils and scissors for elementary-age children to composition books, pens and folders for middle- and

high-school students, Daughters col-lected numerous boxes of necessary supplies for local students. The supplies were delivered in time for the start of the school year.

Camp Dennison Comes Alive in OhioThis year, the Ohio Society’s Christian

Waldschmidt Homestead helped cel-ebrate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. The event included historic demon-strations, re-enactments and “marching lessons” for youngsters in attendance.

Christian Waldschmidt served in the Revolutionary War in Captain DeTurck’s Company from Berks County, Pa. Later, he traveled to Cincinnati and up the Lit-tle Miami River, purchased 1,140 acres, and recruited settlers to come to Ohio’s western frontier to establish a commu-nity, which they called New Germany.

The community thrived, as did Wald-schmidt, who owned a store, several mills and a distillery, among other ventures. In 1804, he built a large stone family homestead. He also added another home for his oldest daughter Catherine and her husband, Mathias Kugler. Known as Cate’s House, the second home now houses a Civil War museum.

During the Civil War, the Union Army needed space for an induction center. Southern Ohio was ideal, with its open space and access to the river and the railroad. The Union Army leased New Germany and named it Camp Dennison. The two Waldschmidt houses became the camp commander’s headquarters and the guard house. Many Union soldiers entered the war after being inducted and trained at Camp Dennison.

Eventually, grocery magnate Ches-ter Kroger and his wife acquired Waldschmidt’s main house. In 1940, they donated the property to the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Left to right: State Vice Regent Julia Rogers, State Regent Shari Thorne-Sulima and DAR Schools Committee State Chairman Ann Schaeffer hold

some of the collected back-to-school items.

Children receive a marching lesson from a historic interpreter at the Civil War sesquicentennial

celebration at Christian Waldschmidt Homestead.

District of Columbia

Ohio

State ActivitiesState Activities




With the ChaptersWith the Chapters

Submission guidelines: 200-word limit, double-spaced on disk in a Word document file; one submission per chapter per calendar year. If including a photo, please do not send laser or inkjet photographs because they do not reproduce well. All photos will run in black and white. You may also send high-resolution (300-dpi) electronic photos as jpeg, eps or tif files. Do not embed photos in the Word document file. When using a digital camera, use the highest quality setting on your camera and ensure good lighting. Also, don’t forget to include captions with your photos. E-mail files to the DAR Magazine Office, [email protected], or mail to 1776 D Street NW, Washington, DC 20006–5303. All reports will be edited for length and content; photographs and reports will run as space allows.

Chapter AnniversariesOn April 23, 2011, Carter’s Fort Chapter,

Gate City, Va., celebrated its 25th anni-versary with a reception for members, friends and families. State Regent Patricia Hatfield, Honorary State Regent and past

Vice President General Patricia Hatfield Mayer, and District IV Director Peggy Fuller Keen were guests of the chapter for the occasion, along with members of the Overmountain Men Chapter S.A.R. and Virginia Frontier Society C.A.R.

Posters on display showed pictures from the term of each chapter regent. Chapter Regent Judy Guinn guided the attendees through the chapter’s history as she recounted the current events and music during each regent’s term and revisited chapter events along the way. Organizing members were honored with 25-year member recognition certifi-cates from NSDAR. Honorary Chapter Regents in attendance joined the old and new members in recognizing the past and present accomplishments of the chapter: Barbara Reed (1987–1990), Kay Addington (1990–1992), Barbara Bishop (2001–2004), Mary Carter (1992–1995), Kathy McClelland (2004–2007) and Peggy McLain (2007–2010).

Gaspar de Portola Chapter, Stanford, Calif., which was founded in 1925, recently celebrated its 85th anniversary by gath-ering for lunch at a restored Victorian house. Docents prepared and served lunch and also offered to lead anyone who was

interested on a tour of the other beautifully furnished rooms, such as the gift shop and upstairs bedroom. The chapter member-ship has grown, leading to the bittersweet realization that the chapter no longer comfortably fits into the Victorian home.

District VI Director Nancy McBride Wark, former regent of Los Gatos Chapter, was the guest of honor. Mrs. Wark presented C h a p t e r R e g e n t R h o n d a Robinson with certificates and

a flag. A patriotically decorated cake was served to guests.

Mary Desha Chapter, Washington, D.C., gathered at the DCDAR Chapter House on April 16, 2011, to celebrate the chapter’s 100th anniversary. Many friends honored the century of service and friendship this longstanding chapter has provided to the District of Columbia.

Honored guests at the event included DCDAR State Regent Shari Thorne-Sulima; Honorary State Regents Margaret Brewer, May Day Taylor, Martha Hilton, Marlene Taggart and Priscilla Baker; Chapter Regent Janet Holder; and a number of current and former chapter officers, friends and family members.

In her greetings, Mrs. Thorne-Sulima remarked, “The Mary Desha Chapter has followed in the outstanding tradition of foresight and leadership of its name-sake, who was one of the four Founders of our National Society. For 100 years, the chapter has honorably fulfilled the mission of service to God, Home and Country, while at the same time training and preparing its members to become the chapter, state and national leaders of tomorrow.”

“We are so proud to celebrate our centennial, and we are looking toward another 100 years of service to our commu-nity,” Chapter Regent Janet Holder said.

After the remarks and presentations, those gathered enjoyed a champagne toast and a lovely tea.

Monument Chapter , Minneapolis, Minn., celebrated its 110th anniversary at its December 4, 2010, meeting at the Edina Country Club. Chapter Historian Mary Janet Schloff read and distributed to members a brief history of the chap-ter’s founding in December 1900. She also read excerpts from chapter minutes from 100 years ago to show how much has changed in the last century. The Edina High School (EHS) choir sang Christmas carols, directed by EHS senior and Monu-ment Chapter member Gwen Setterberg.

Susan Riedel hosted a children’s etiquette tea at her home on March 13, 2011. Twenty-nine members and their

Current and honorary chapter regents present, left to right: Judy Guinn, Barbara Reed, Kay Addington, Barbara Bishop,

Mary Carter, Kathy McClelland and Peggy McLain

Carter’s Fort Chapter

Honorary Chapter Regent Milmae Gray, Chapter Treasurer May Kokal, State Regent Shari

Thorne-Sulima, Honorary State Regent and Chapter Chaplain Margaret Brewer and Chapter Regent

Janet Holder cut Mary Desha Chapter’s centennial anniversary cake.

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children, nieces, nephews or grandchil-dren attended. Four members donned Colonial costume for the 2011 Edina Fourth of July Parade, a tradition since 2006. Chapter Regent Diana Lynch received Edina Mayor James B. Hovland’s Constitution Week proclamation at the September 6, 2011, city council meeting.

Monument Chapter’s conservation project, a native plant restoration at the Edina Art Center, began in May 2006. On June 5, 2011, five members planted wildflowers donated by member Dianne Plunkett Latham.

Monument Chapter’s 2011 Good Citizen was EHS student Hannah Downey. She received a pin and a check for $25. Hannah read her essay at the June 9, 2011, chapter meeting, which included a tea at the DuPuis House.

Chapter News and EventsOn May 7, 2011, Alexander Love Chapter,

Houston, Texas, the city of Houston Parks and Recreation Department and the Harris County Historical Commis-sion honored Texas patriots and the 175th anniversary of Texas independence by hosting a workshop focused on cleaning and preserving historic monuments at Founders Memorial Park Cemetery. The workshop also capitalized on Alexander Love Chapter’s participation in the RIP Guardian cemetery preservation network and its partnership with the Official Texas Historical Marker Program.

Anne Shelton, cemetery preservation program coordinator, reviewed the RIP Guardian program, and historical marker program specialist Amanda Dyer spoke

about the Texas Centennial Monuments. Located within the circa-1836 Founders Cemetery are 27 of the 1936 Texas Centennial Monuments; 22 veterans of the Battle of San Jacinto, Republic of Texas notables and many of Houston’s city founders are interred there.

RIP Guardian specialist Casey Gallagher discussed proper cleaning tech-niques and the use of a special solvent called BioWash, which eats away biolog-ical matter within the historic stones, continually cleaning them for up to one

year. Workshop participants spread across the cemetery to clean one-fourth of the historic headstones in less than two hours. In addition to Alexander Love Chapter members, the enthusiastic participants included Daughters from Tejas, Thankful Hubbard and Lady Washington chapters.

Captain William Buckner Chapter , Coleman, Texas, honored special Daugh-ters celebrating membership milestones in 2011. The chapter presented a 50-year certificate to Retamay Gaines, a 40-year certificate to Ola Jean Alderson, a 30-year certificate to Doris Williams, and 25-year

certificates to Virginia Jamison, Bonnie Machen, Jane Padgitt and Helen Smith. Nell Walthall was honored for her years of service as chapter regent.

Charlotte Bay Chapter, Punta Gorda, Fla., held a spring tea card party at Wind-mill Village on April 6, 2011. The tea, followed by a card and game party, drew 94 attendees. Door prizes and raffles raised funds to be used to support chapter scholarships and donations. The event was chaired by Selena Etheridge. Her committee consisted of Judythe Boswell, food; Sidney Tatom, table decorations; and Connie Britton, registration; all under the direction of Chapter Regent Diana Dulkiewicz.

The women first enjoyed the elegant tea served on fine china. Then they settled in for an afternoon of card games, Domi-noes, Scrabble and other games.

On Saturday, April 30, 2011, the Char-lotte Bay Chapter entered a patriotically decorated bra in the Save the Ta-Tas

Contest, a part of the Think Pink on the Pier event at Fisherman’s Village, held to promote breast cancer awareness and raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Charlotte Bay Chapter’s bra, decorated by Blanche Bensch, won the People’s Choice first-place prize.

On May 7, 2011, just in time for Mothers Day, Cheyenne Chapter, Chey-enne, Wyo., and El izabeth Ramsey Chapter, Wheatland, Wyo., hosted a luncheon and baby shower for 16 female veterans who were either pregnant or new

Monument Chapter celebrates its 110th anniversary at the Edina Country Club.

Monument Chapter

Bertha Jamison and Chapter Regent Susan Devenney clean a historic headstone at Founders

Memorial Park Cemetery.

Alexander Love Chapter

Left to right: Doris Williams, Helen Smith, Retamay Gaines, Bonnie Machen, Virginia Jamison, Nell Walthall, Jane Padgitt and Ola Jean Alderson

Capt. William Buckner Chapter

Charlotte Bay Chapter Regent Diana Dulkiewicz with the chapter’s patriotic bra

Charlotte Bay Chapter




moms. The event received huge commu-nity support. Several days before the event a notice was posted in the local newspaper seeking donations, and they poured in! Donations were received from busi-nesses, including a hair salon that donated haircuts and styles to each of the ladies, a baby store that donated $20 coupons, retailers who donated excess inventory, and community members who wished to honor our veterans by purchasing diapers and donating blankets, caps and booties.

The event was planned by DAR VAVS State Chairman Linda Scott and Brandy Marshall of the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. A second annual event is planned for next year!

Colonel Ebenezer Folsom Chapter, Valdosta, Ga., was proud to win the 2011 Eagle Award, presented to the chapter with the highest percentage of new members. Very determined Chapter Registrar Catherine Fussell Wells deserves the credit for this award. Colonel Ebenezer Folsom Chapter also had the pleasure of welcoming Georgia State Regent Sally McGlaun Baldwin

to Valdosta to speak to the chapter in February 2011. Five chapters were repre-sented at the event, helping to make it a big success. The other chapters repre-sented were General James Jackson, Commodore Oliver Bowen, Colonel Daniel Appling and Hannah Clarke chapters.

Many chapter members are active in veterans’ affairs and educational activities all year long.

On July 4, 2011, 110 people from 46 countries took the Oath of Allegiance to become United States citizens at a naturalization ceremony in Winston-Salem, N.C. Ann Zuhr, Americanism Committee Chairman for the Colonel Joseph Winston Chapter, Winston-Salem, N.C., led the Pledge of Allegiance. Approximately 300 citizens attended the ceremony, including local members of the Sons of the American Revolution, who

provided the color guard dressed in Revo-lutionary costume. Three DAR chapters located in Winston-Salem provided refreshments for the 110 new citizens, their families and visitors in attendance: Battle of Shallowford, Colonel Joseph Winston and Old North State chapters.

Colonel Thomas Hughart Chapter , Staunton, Va., honored the Revolu-tionary War service of George Hight (1755–1837) by marking his grave at Haines Chapel near Vesuvius, Va., on May 21, 2011. Historian General Ann Arnold Hunter and the president

of the Liberty Hall Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century were among the more than 100 descen-dants, friends, and members of local DAR and S.A.R. chapters in attendance.

Chapter Regent Betty Wade led the program, and chapter members Betty Clemmer, Shelvy Shank, Jean Wilkins,

Shirley Craft and Iva Hite Chambers assisted. An American flag that had been flown by the U.S. Army over Afghani-stan in tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11 was used at the dedication. Lieu-tenant Colonel Hampton E. Hite (U.S. Army, Retired) of Northern Virginia, the fourth-great-grandson of George Hight, gave a family tribute. Mrs. Chambers, his aunt and third-great-granddaughter of Hight, also shared family memories.

Mrs. Craft presented a certificate of recognition to Mrs. Chambers for providing more than 2,900 hours of volunteer service at the Salem Veterans Hospital and for deeding a tract of land to the Haines Chapel Cemetery Trustees.

Daughters from Augusta Parish Chapter and Massanutton Chapter placed wreaths at Hight’s grave, as did Rock-bridge Volunteers and Thomas Jefferson S.A.R. chapters.

Members of Council Grove Chapter, Oklahoma City, Okla., attended the 102nd Oklahoma State Conference held April 13–15, 2011, in Norman, Okla. The theme of the conference, “With All Your Heart,” was illustrated with heart decorations at all the events. State Regent Diane Brannum Hamill

Sixteen female veterans enjoyed a baby shower hosted by Cheyenne and Elizabeth Ramsey chapters.

Local DAR and S.A.R. members attended a naturalization ceremony in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Cheyenne and Elizabeth Ramsey chapters

Col. Joseph Winston Chapter

Chapter Registrar Linda Bratten Brown and Registrar Catherine Fussell Wells hold the Eagle Award.

Col. Ebenezer Folsom Chapter

DAR and S.A.R. members marked and placed wreaths at the gravesite of Revolutionary Patriot

George Hight.

Col. Thomas Hughart Chapter




welcomed President General Merry Ann Wright along with special guests Recording Secretary General Lynn Young, DAR Speakers Staff National Chairman Melinda McTaggart and NSDAR Planned Gift Specialist Kay Yarbrough.

Council Grove Chapter Regent Pamela Stephenson was the Page Chairman and also personal page to Mrs. Wright. A preconference dinner and reception honored the visiting President General on Tuesday, and Wednesday was a busy day of meetings ending with a “Heart and Soul” Banquet. Thursday included busi-ness meetings and an awards afternoon, along with a “Hearts Together” luncheon. Mrs. Hamill was surprised at the luncheon

with the presentation of an American flag that had been flown only four times: once at the nation’s capital, once over an Amer-ican cemetery in Luxembourg, once on the U.S.S. Constitution and lastly above the memorial of the U.S.S. Arizona. The final night of the conference was the Chapter Regents’ Banquet with the theme of “Daughters Are All Heart.” Members brought donated items for Infant Crisis Services to this banquet. The conference concluded on Friday with every member having a new sense of what it is to be a Daughter.

On August 13, 2011, 21 members of Doctor Susan Anderson Chapter, Arvada, Colo., traveled to Fraser, Colo., to visit

their chapter namesake’s historic home. “Doc Susie” was a pioneer doctor and the first female doctor in the Grand Valley, which is surrounded by high mountains and rugged terrain. Arriving

in 1907, she served the community of ranchers, lumbermen, miners and rail-road employees until 1948. According to local records, at one time more than half the Fraser residents were delivered by Dr. Anderson.

Chapter members, along with guests from Mountain Rendezvous Chapter, Evergreen, Colo., visited the Cozens Ranch Museum. One room of the museum is devoted to Doc Susie’s artifacts, including her operating table and instruments, snow-shoes, diploma, and Bible. The group listened to an interpretive talk, including a portrayal of Doc Susie, presented by the Grand County Characters.

Continuing their trip to the Fraser Information Center, Daughters viewed a statue and pictures of this beloved valley resident, followed by a drive by her house, which is now privately owned. The group then enjoyed a picnic lunch in the valley surrounded by the magnificent peaks of the Rocky Mountains.

Members of Duncan Indian Territory Chapter, Duncan, Okla., traveled to the Jesse Chisholm Lookout Trail Monu-ment near Addington, Okla., on April 26, 2011. This 40-foot-high monument commemorates the significance of the Chisholm Trail and sits on a hill over-looking the surrounding area, where on clear days there is a view of the Red River. The site was given by Henry and

Blanche Price in honor of the Pickens County Cowpunchers Association and all the others that had used this trail. One cowboy asked to be buried at this site and his gravestone, almost hidden in the tall prairie grass, reads: Trail Driver, Tom Lattimore, Died 1944. Granite plaques on each of the four sides of the monument call attention to the monument itself, Jesse Chisholm, and the trail cowboys and the hardships they suffered.

This chapter field trip followed the regular meeting held at the First United Methodist Church in Comanche, Okla., at which members voted to participate in the 2011 Stephens County Fair August 24–27, 2011. Chapter members staffed a booth from which they distributed copies of the U.S. Constitution and Preamble bookmarks and held a drawing for a

subscription to American Spirit magazine. The goal was to talk to as many ladies they could about joining DAR. The chapter members also voted to donate $200 to the Stephens County Genealogical Library toward the purchase of a micro-film reader/printer.

On April 22, 2011, the Emassee-Robert Grierson Chapter, Dothan, Ala., became part of history by participating in the first-ever new citizen naturalization ceremony in Houston County at the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. Chief District Judge Mark Fuller swore in 11 individuals, representing nine countries, as new citizens during the event. He then stated to attendees that DAR members trace their lineage

Front row, left to right: Chapter Regent Pamela Stephenson, President General Merry Ann T. Wright,

State Regent Diane Brannum Hamill and Chapter Treasurer Dotty Crabtree. Back row:

Chapter Registrar Libby Hays and Chapter Recording Secretary Gina McCasland

Council Grove Chapter

Doctor Susan Anderson’s home in Fraser, Colo.

Doctor Susan Anderson Chapter

Left to right: Millie Blanton, Pamela Greenwood, Gail Loafman, Sherry Peck, Liz Banks, Frances Neeld, Susie McClendon, Pat Hammond and Patsy Keck

Duncan Indian Territory Chapter




to ancestors who fought in the Revolu-tionary War or otherwise served its cause.

Participating chapter members included Ronda Berry, Martha Ann Blackmarr, Dorothy Brackin, Carolyn Cook, Bettie Fricke, Joy Hunt and Carolyn Wallace, along with Marie Berry of Alexander Macomb Chapter, Mount Clemons, Mich., and prospective member Diane Olson. Miniature American flags were given to each of the new citizens by chapter members following the induction ceremony.

Immediate past Chapter Regent Carolyn Cook learned of this inaugural naturalization ceremony only 24 hours in advance, yet was able to coordinate the chapter’s inclusion in once-in-a-lifetime occasion. Hopefully this is just the first of many local naturalization ceremonies in which the chapter can participate.

On August 13, 2011, Fort Halleck Chapter, Elko, Nev., held its meeting at the California Trails Center in Elko. After three years of fundraising for the Chapter Regent’s Project, the chapter had collected $2,500 to donate in support of the preservation of the history of western expansion and the pioneer effort. More information about the California Trails

Interpretive Center can be found at www.californiatrailcenter.org.

Chapter Regent Aubrie Gollihar, along with Honorary Chapter Regent DarJan Kerr, presented the check and a certificate of appreciation to Ken Miller, Elko District manager for the Bureau of Land Management, and David Stanton, president of the California Trails Foun-dation. In receiving the donation, Stanton explained the importance of preserving the heritage and history of the western expansion and thanked the chapter members. Miller expressed his apprecia-tion to Daughters as well for supporting this preservation of pioneer history. The Bureau of Land Management presented the Fort Halleck Chapter with a plaque in appreciation for its generous contribution.

Janet Thompson, a member of Fran-cisco Garces Chapter, Las Vegas, Nev., created a National Defense program

titled “The History of the Purple Heart.” Mrs. Thompson’s program presents the story of the origin of our nation’s oldest military decoration from its conception during the Revolution as a cloth insignia called the Merit Badge, to its present-day format of a gold, heart-shaped medal featuring the bust of George Washington and his coat of arms suspended from a purple ribbon.

The slides include actual handwritten discharge certificates presented to young soldiers who were recipients of this award

for their meritorious service during the Revolution, and a description of how General Douglas MacArthur designed the present-day medal in 1932. Also displayed are changes in eligibility requirements over the years, and soldiers from all wars who received the Purple Heart medal. The program includes a combination of text and illustrations.

A letter from Program Committee National Chairman Nancy Hanna stated that “The History of the Purple Heart” had been accepted for the National Program Library and would be available to chapters shortly.

Grand Canyon Chapter, Scottsdale, Ariz., watched with pride on July 1, 2011, as Barbara Hatch, the chapter’s 2010 Outstanding Teacher of American History Award winner, received the Mary Smith Lockwood Founders Medal for Education on National Defense Night at the 120th Continental Congress. The chapter sponsored Hatch’s trip to Wash-ington, D.C., to receive the honor from President General Merry Ann T. Wright. Hatch presented Mrs. Wright with two of the books she has published in connec-tion with her Veterans Heritage Project:

Since You Asked: Arizona Veterans Share Their Memories and Since You Asked: Arizona Veterans Share Their Memories, Purple Heart Edition. The project, now a nonprofit organiza-tion, began as a club at Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek, Ariz., and has spread to other area schools, documenting stories from hundreds of veterans.

Chapter members attended a local naturalization ceremony to help welcome 11 new U.S. citizens.

Emassee-Robert Grierson Chapter

Chapter Chaplain Peggy Latham, right, swears in new Fort Halleck Chapter Junior members Sarah

Nutting Smith, Catherine Nutting Stone and Nicole Nutting Steilman.

Fort Halleck Chapter

Francisco Garces Daughter Janet Thompson received an award for her program “The History

of the Purple Heart.”

Francisco Garces Chapter

Left to right: Arizona State Regent Stephanie Troth, Grand Canyon Chapter Historian Loralee

De Santo, Mary Smith Lockwood Founders Medal recipient Barbara Hatch and President General

Merry Ann T. Wright

Grand Canyon Chapter




Barbara Hatch will be the program speaker at the November 5, 2011, Grand Canyon Chapter meeting. Members will meet students who have conducted interviews and play leadership roles in the Veterans Heritage Project.

Hannah Cole Chapter, Boonville, Mo., held a Heritage Quilt Show April 1–2, 2011, as part of the yearlong commemora-tion of the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Boonville. The show attracted 356 guests and introduced Roslyn Heights to many who had never been inside the DAR State Headquarters.

This one-of-a-kind show displayed historic family needlework treasures. A wide variety of exceptional items was shown. Quilts ranged in age from pre-Civil War to the mid-1980s. The oldest quilts, still in mint condition, were made in 1850 and 1864. Some items were works of art created with elegant fabric and lace. Others were made from pieces of old coats, dresses, flour sacks or fabric scraps. They were quilted with dainty stitches or simply tied with yarn. Quilts were displayed layered on beds, quilt racks, screens and furniture. Two docents positioned in each room carefully turned each quilt with white-gloved hands as they told the quilts’ stories. American Heritage Committee National Vice Chairman of Fiber Art and longtime quilter Dorothy Schull appraised more than 60 quilts. The chapter has received many comments about the beautiful quilts and how much was learned from the docents and the appraisals.

On May 29, 2011, Ruthie Pickett, Regent of Jacob Ferree Chapter, Coraop-olis, Pa., and chapter members had the pleasure of honoring the chapter’s name-sake with a new NSDAR plaque at his gravesite in the Ferree Family Cemetery in Coraopolis. The plaque represents the culmination of two years of work begun by the late Ama Chambers, who researched and applied for permission to place the new marker. Rome Monument of Moon Township, Pa., generously donated the stone and mounting of the plaque. The dedication, part of the yearly memorial service held for Jacob Ferree, was attended by the Keith Holmes Post Veterans of

Foreign Wars, chapter members and their families. As an ongoing project, members of the chapter have taken over the clean-up and care of the cemetery, planting new grass and other various shrubbery and flora. While the beautification of the cemetery continues, the maintenance of the site reminds us to preserve the past and enhance the present, and it is because of men like Jacob Ferree that we can invest in the future.

James Stewart Chapter , Franklin, Ga., has had an active year. The chapter recruited a new Junior member, Lauren Baker, and bid a sad goodbye to member Loni James. Members have enjoyed some excellent programs, among them a cele-bration of Arbor Day, a book review of Oracle of the Ages and a very successful gene-alogy workshop.

DAR Genealogists Dee Redkevitch and Rachel Colbert were invited to lead the

workshop, held in May 2011. Twenty-four people attended, and the group managed to locate Patriots for three of them. Overall it was a delightful and lively meeting with many questions asked and everyone, including the presenters, learning some-thing. With more work, the chapter could end up with several new members!

Members continue to support our veterans! James Stewart Chapter adopted veterans in the local nursing home. Daughters present them with cards and gifts throughout the year, especially on Christmas, Armed Services Day, Veterans Day and Valentine’s Day. Among the gifts this year were bags to tie on their walkers and wheelchairs made by chapter member Carla Brown from the pattern she received at the state workshop last August. The chapter also presented a new flag to the nursing home for Armed Services Day.

Jamestown Chapter, Jamestown, N.Y., honored the work of Ron Cotten, past Commander of Amvets 726, and member and past President of the United Veterans Council. Fifty-nine veterans in the Jame-stown Lakeview Cemetery did not have proper headstones and markers. Knowing the importance of recognition, Cotten put his feelings into action through the “Remember the 59” initiative, which raised $33,000 to purchase headstones and markers and install them at the ceme-tery. The new additions were dedicated on Memorial Day 2010.

Chapter First Vice Regent Linda Cass hosted the program. Vice President General, Honorary New York State

Amazingly, this beautiful 1850s quilt, which was reversible with special tufted filling enhancing the design, is in pristine condition. It was appraised for

$25,000–$35,000.

Hannah Cole Chapter

Jacob Ferree Chapter members placed a new marker at their Patriot namesake’s grave.

Jacob Ferree Chapter

Chapter Regent Beverly Baker introduced DAR genealogists Dee Redkevitch and Rachel Colbert.

James Stewart Chapter




Regent and Honorary Chapter Regent Gretta Archer presented Cotten with the Ellen Hardin Walworth Founders Medal for Patriotism, honoring “an adult who has displayed outstanding patriotism in the promotion of our American ideals of God, Home and Country through faithful and meritorious service to the community, state or nation.” Other groups recog-nized Cotton’s service as well: New York State Senator Cathy Young presented him with proclamation of outstanding service, and Ken Furlow of Amvets Post 726 gave him a certificate and gift. Past Chapter Regent Carolyn Volk presented Cotten with letters of recommen-dation. Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi spoke. Cotten thanked everyone and shared that 60 veterans have been honored to date.

In August 2011, eight members of La Puerta de Oro-San Francisco Chapter, San Francisco, Calif., published their first book, Portraits of Our Patriots: Stories of American Revolu-tionary War Ancestors. The culmination of three years of detailed historical and genealogical research, the book recounts the lives and times of 15 chapter Patriots who served the Revolutionary cause in a variety of capacities, from committee service to front line action. Using primary source documents, in some cases the

Patriots’ own words from their diaries, correspondence or testimonies, each of the eight contributing writers created a compelling picture of her Patriot’s life. Each chapter ends with a genealogical summary of the Patriot and his family. Great care was taken to provide complete and accurate source references for both the vital records and historical facts.

The writing of the book was a journey for each contributor, with many fasci-nating discoveries made along the way. The book was printed in a limited edition, and many copies were donated to small genealogy libraries and histor-ical societies that were so helpful during the research. Genealogical Records Committee Chapter Chairman Carol Yenne and her fellow writers are proud to contribute to the preservation of these genealogical records.

On July 5, 1906, members of Mary Ball Chapter, Tacoma, Wash., dedicated a monument to commemorate the Inde-

pendence Day celebrated 65 years earlier by members of the scientific expedition of U.S. Navy Captain Charles Wilkes that explored the Puget Sound. The expedi-tion lasted from 1838 until 1842, and crew members celebrated on July 5, 1841, near Lake Sequalitchew, on what is now Joint Base Lewis-McChord, because the prior day was a Sunday. “When they celebrated in 1841, they did so with the exuberance and vitality of

free men,” former Fort Lewis Museum Director Alan Archambault has said.

After having survived decades of Pacific Northwestern weather, the monument was in dire need of restoration. In May 2011, Mary Ball Chapter Flag Chairman Peggy Walther spearheaded a campaign to restore the monument to its original condition, and on July 5, 2011, a rededica-tion ceremony was held. The ceremony

emphasized the importance of the original celebration and of preserving history.

At its May meeting, Mission Hills Chapter, Prairie Village, Kan., proudly presented its Community Service Award to Roger Kemp and Jill Leiker for their work on behalf of The Ali Kemp Educational Foundation, or T.A.K.E. Foundation. In 2002, Ali Kemp, 19, put up a brave fight for her life. Tragically, she was brutally raped, beaten and strangled at a neighborhood pool in Leawood, Kan., where she worked during the summer. Leawood is usually a peaceful suburb of greater Kansas City.

Her parents, Roger and Kathy Kemp, wanted to ensure that what happened to her doesn’t happen to another, so they started T.A.K.E. Foundation. Roger and Jill Leiker, a black-belt martial-arts expert, worked together to create a free, two-hour self-defense course for girls and women, called T.A.K.E. Defense. “As hard as

peyethUWPt

Portraits of Our Patriots: Stories of

American Revolutionary War

Ancestors, published by La Puerta de Oro-San Francisco Chapter

Stadium High School Navy JROTC commander Alan Mandigo and cadet Alex Moore unveil the recently

restored Captain Charles Wilkes monument during a rededication ceremony, Tuesday, July 5, 2011.

Mary Ball Chapter

Mission Hills Chapter Regent Karen Olson presents a Community Service Award to Roger Kemp and Jill

Leiker of T.A.K.E. Foundation.

Mission Hills Chapter

Left to right: New York State Senator Cathy Young, Ron Cotten, Carolyn Volk, Vice President General Gretta Archer, Dixie Cotten and Jamestown Mayor

Samuel Teresi

Jamestown Chapter




my daughter fought for her life, if she’d had some training, she might have had a chance,” Roger Kemp said. The program has helped more than 36,000 women nationwide. Women of all ages and fitness levels have taken the courses.

To learn how one of these courses can be held in your community, see www.takedefense.org.

Molly Stark Chapter, Manchester, N.H., held its annual awards celebration in May. At the brunch, winners of the chapter’s Olmstead Scholarships, DAR Good Citizens Award and DAR Commu-

nity Service Award were honored. The chapter presented three scholarships totaling $5,000, sponsored five DAR Good Citizens candidates and presented one Community Service Award.

Special guests included New Hamp-shire State Regent Laura Kessler and author, historian and journalist John Clayton. During his talk, Clayton inspired attendees with stories of illus-trious characters from New Hampshire, such as Richard and Maurice McDonald, founders of McDonald’s restaurants, and Alan Shepard, a pioneering United States astronaut. He also gave signed copies of his book, Stark Realities, to award recipients.

The festivities included a special presentation by David Woodbury, descendant of Treasury Secretary Levi

Woodbury, who served during the Van Buren Administration. Woodbury donated a framed letter written in 1836 by his illustrious ancestor to Caleb Stark, son of General John Stark. The docu-ment is displayed in the chapter library at the John Stark House.

Chapter Chaplain Susan Kettinger led a memorial service in remembrance of Clare Lighthall, who had recently passed away after having celebrated 65 years of DAR membership. Before adjourning the meeting, outgoing Chapter Regent Phyllis Gagnon passed the Chapter Regent’s pin to newly elected Chapter Regent Trish Jackson, who assumed office in July.

On June 6, 2011, the 67th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, members of the Louisiana Society Daughters of the American Revolution joined Delgado Community College officials to unveil a new monument on the former site of the Higgins Boat Factory in New Orleans. Seven years ago Penny Sproles, C o m m e m o r a t i v e E v e n t s Chairman for the New Orleans Chapter , New Orleans, La., began this project, which was temporarily sidelined by Hurri-cane Katrina. The city of New Orleans provided a $5,000 grant to the New Orleans Chapter to help fund the monument.

Guest speakers at the event included Jerry Strahan, author of Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats that Won World War II (LSU Press, 1994), and New Orleans Chapter Regent Sheila Curry. Louisiana State Historian Kathleen Collins, also a New Orleans Chapter member, presided. Honored guests included past Vice Presi-dent General and Honorary State Regent Betsy C. Moreland, Honorary State Regent Carolyn F. Brown, State Third Vice Regent Lea Martin, State Treasurer Sue L. Simpson, Dawn Higgins Murphy, the last surviving child of Andrew Higgins, and other members of the Higgins family. The Navy Band New Orleans played

patriotic music, and the Riverdale High School Color Guard presented the American flag.

Thanks in part to Helen Clunie, a member of Norvell Robertson Chapter, Hattiesburg, Miss., the archives of life-long genealogy enthusiast Hilda Formby Hoffman will be preserved. Hoffman served as a civilian courier for U.S. Navy

during World War II and also worked as a legal secretary.

Before Hoffman passed away on July 4, 2010, she expressed her hope that her archived research, comprised of hundreds of boxes of files, be maintained and kept close to its origin, Pearl River County, Miss. Two of her close friends, Mrs. Clunie and Sara Sheldon of San Antonio, Texas, took temporary charge of the files until a permanent home could

be found. The Hilda Hoffman Memo-rial Archive Inc. was established to collect funds for a facility. There are also plans to digitize the files to make them more easily available to interested parties. Recently, a donation from Mrs. Clunie enabled the group to secure space to house the collec-tion in a building in Picayune, Miss. The facility, to be named the Helen Clunie Heritage Library, will also include a museum component. To that end, the organization has begun collecting historic

Left to right: former Chapter Regent Phyllis Gagnon, writer and historian John Clayton and

New Hampshire State Regent Laura Kessler

Molly Stark Chapter

Left to right: Carolyn F. Brown, Penny Sproles, Kathleen Collins, Sue L. Simpson, Shelia Curry,

Lea Martin and Betsy C. Moreland

New Orleans Chapter

Helen Clunie helped ensure the

preservation of her friend

Hilda Hoffman’s genealogical

archives.




artifacts and mementos to display. Pica-yune Mayor Ed Pinero and City Manager Jim Luke voiced support for the project.

On June 14, 2011, Old St. John’s Church Chapter, West Point, Va., dedicated a flag and flagpole at the West Point Parent Child Development Center, operator of the local Head Start/Bright Start program. The chapter had been raising funds since fall 2010, and also received a grant from the DAR Special Projects Grants Committee. This was the first major project for the Old St. John’s Church Chapter, which is two years old and 15 members strong! Fund-raising was accomplished by selling totes and polo shirts with American flags embroidered on them, and by asking for donations. Students at the school had a contest to see who could draw the best picture of the flag. The winning design was printed onto note cards, which were also sold to raise funds. The flag, which had previously flown over the White House, was donated by Joseph Shine, vice commander of the

Third District American Legion. The flag was raised for the first time by Boy Scout Troop 340. Virginia State Vice Regent Virginia S. Storage spoke about the good DAR chapters do in their communities. A kid-friendly recep-tion featuring cookies and punch was held in the playground area after the ceremonies.

Christmas 2011 marks a special occa-sion for the Philadelphia Winn Chapter, Lawrenceville, Ga., and the Tamassee DAR School in South Carolina. It commemorates the 25th anniversary of a Christmas program that provides dinner and gifts for a sponsored cottage. Each year, the boys and girls take turns “going to Atlanta,” which is how they refer to it, according to Dean Bare, chief executive officer of Tamassee.

In preparation, the children from the sponsored cottage write out their Christmas wish lists. Once Philadelphia Winn Chapter receives them, Daughters see that funds are available to buy most, if not all, of the specified gifts.

This is truly a family affair, begun by Philadelphia Winn charter members Eloise Williams and Ruth Strick-land, her sister. Today, the Williams sisters—Jenna Black, Faith Brooks and Candace Davis, all Philadelphia Winn members—do the shopping. Even the granddaughters participate, not only in finding gifts but also in wrapping them. Thus, three generations of one DAR family guarantee that the Tamassee kids have a joyous Christmas.

Tucumcari Chapter, Tucumcari, N.M., held a flag retirement ceremony on July 4, 2011, at the local fire department. Chapter members removed the union and cut the stripes from the flags to prepare them to be retired by burning. One flag was saved and cut during the ceremony while Chapter Regent Lee Ann Mitchell read a description of the meaning behind the removal of each piece. One hundred eighty flags were retired. The ceremony

was attended by approximately 50 local residents, many of whom had never seen a flag retirement ceremony.

Uvedale Chapter, Hutchinson, Kan., celebrated July 4, 2011, by entering a member’s 1930 Model A Ford coupe in Hutchinson’s annual Patriot Parade. Chapter Regent Pat Cohron, Chapter Treasurer Donna Albright and Chapter Registrar Gay Hewitt wore period costumes and waved flags while riding in the car along the parade route. The car

was decorated with flags, a patriotic bow, DAR posters, and red, white and blue streamers and flowers.

Uvedale Chapter was organized February 27, 1908, with 14 members. The chapter now has 45 members and has been continuously active in central Kansas.

Old St. John’s Church Chapter members with Virginia State Vice Regent Virginia Storage, center,

after the dedication of the flag and flagpole on June 14, 2011

Old St. John’s Church Chapter

Flag Chairman Glenda Reid holds the removed union as members Barbara Cherry, Gwen Gray and

Evelyn Massey cut apart the stripes and Susan Taylor observes.

Tucumcari Chapter

This 1930 Model A Ford coupe owned by a Uvedale Chapter Daughter participated in the Hutchinson

Patriots Parade on July 4, 2011.

Uvedale Chapter


New AncestorsNew Ancestors

The following ancestors were approved on July 3, 2011, by the NSDAR Board of Management after verification of documentary evidence of serving during the American Revolution. (The ancestors approved on June 27, 2011, appeared in the September/October 2011 issue.)

BARNES: BARNS

Turbyfield: b a 1755 d a 1810 NC

m (1) Agatha Agnes Fields PVT NC

BEATTY: BATES, BEATS, BEATY,

BETTY

Ebenezer: b c 1755 d a 1-1-1849

PA m (1) Jane Carbray PS PVT PA

BONNER: BONAR, BONER,

BUNNER

Thomas: b a 1760 d a 5- -1819 NC

m (1) Sarah X PS NC

DANIELS: DANIEL, DANIELL,

MCDANIELS

Charles Jr: b 3-2-1737 VA d 4-9-

1826 KY m (1) Sarah Tate PS VA

FOSTER:

Vincent: b 9-19-1754 CT d 8-25-

1846 NY m (1) Jemima Vendover

PVT NY

GALE: GAYLE

Elihu: b 1747 CT d 5-12-1806 CT

m (1) Lucretia Stanley SOL CT

GARLOCK: GARLICK, GARLOUGH,

GERLACH

George W: b 4-26-1752 d 3-23-

1820 NY m (1) Elizabeth X SOL NY

GILLESPIE: GALESPIE, GILLASPIE,

GILLASPY, GILLESPY

Robert: b 1744 d 1800 PA m (1)

Elizabeth X PVT PA

KIDD:

James: b 2-10-1737 VA d a 10-24-

1800 VA m (1) Mourning Parrish (2)

Mourning Hicks PS VA

KINGSLEY: KENSLEY, KINSLEY

Fraser: b c 1745 d p 1791 PA m

(1) Susannah X PS PA

MEAD: MEADE

William: b 10-15-1747 CT d 2-5-

1829 NY m (1) X X (2) X X STAFFOF

NY

RAYNOR: RAINER

David: b c 1758 d a 8-1820 NC m

(1) Sarah Jarvis (2) Amey X PS NC

SITLER: SEDLER, SIDLER, ZEDLER

Henry: b a 1755 d p 1810 PA m (1)

Eva Kolben PS PA

TOWNE: TOWN, TOWNS

William: b c 1732 d 10-28-1811

MA m (1) Katherine Waite CS MA

TREGO: TRAGO

John: b 5-6-1715 PA d a 11-29-

1791 PA m (1) Hannah Lester PS PA

William: b 3-17-1744 PA d

12-13-1826 PA m (1) Rebeckah

Hibbs PS PA

WOOD: WOODS

Thomas: b c 1733 d a 2-25-1793

VA m (1) Elizabeth X PS PVT VA

JACKSON: Looking for descendants of Florence Griggs Jackson Bonner for DAR info. Please e-mail Joan (Larkin) O’Leary at [email protected].

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STEVENS POINT CHAPTER, STEVENS POINT, WISCONSINAND THE HAMILTON RODDIS FOUNDATION

HONOR THE MEMORY AND 63 YEARS OF SERVICE OF

Augusta Denton RoddisTO THE

NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

NATIONAL SOCIETY: Resolutions Vice Chairman, 1976–1997WISCONSIN STAE SOCIETY: State Historian, Chairman of Multiple Committees

MARSHFIELD CHAPTER: Regent, DAR Good Citizens Committee Chairman, Assisted Fort Winnebago via the Hamilton Roddis Foundation funding of the Prairie RestorationMiss Roddis committed her time, talent and support to the DAR’s dedication to historic

preservation, education and patriotism.She received the WSDAR Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.




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The Wisconsin State SocietyPresents With Pride

Beverly Dardene WestCurator General

2010-2013

Nancy Baldwin LeshState Regent2011-2013

Julie Farris StuhlmacherVice President General

2009-2012

The flowers of tomorroware the seedsof yesterday

“For everything there isa season, and a time for every

purpose under heaven.”Ecclesiastes 3:1


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Appleton ChapterAlice Byrnes

Jos. MarestSally Mergener

Mary Warrell KnightFrancine Zamora

Ah Dah Wa Gam ChapterDiana Schneider

Annis Avery Hill ChapterFrances Peg Hart

Waupun ChapterBonnie Helgeson

Wausau ChapterDorris Doerres

Waukesha-Cont ChapterJanet Brophey

Shawano ChapterMary Montoure

Munedoo ChapterSally Adam

Superior ChapterMary Houk

Stevens Point ChapterJudy Mason

Col. Ben. Harrison ChapterChristie Strait

Milwaukee ChapterJoan Luetzow

Plymouth ChapterHelen Malzahn

Wau Bun ChapterSherry Bornick

Port WashingtonAmy Kilpatrick

Fort Crawford ChapterBarbara Lewis

OconomowocJeanne Phelan

Racine ChapterLinda Frank

John Scott Horner ChapterWendy Ostrander

Black Hawk ChapterLoretta McCarthy

Nokomis ChapterJoanne Spinner

Fay Robinson ChapterKathleen Kucher

Nay-osh-ing ChapterDoris Dahlke

Jacques Vieau ChapterJackynn Kulba

Green Bay ChapterPamela Khraibut

LaCrosse ChapterLinda Duke

John Bell ChapterMary Shaw

Gov. Nelson DeweyLinda Knapton

Beloit ChapterBonnie Tigner

Janesville ChapterBuneva Deuel

Kenosha ChapterSharon Moscicki

St Croix-Chequamegon ChapterCathy Leaf

Ft AtkinsonJane Fary

Eau Claire ChapterSusan Haake

Fond du Lac ChapterMary Hitselberger

Samuel Phoenix ChapterDenise Doerries

38 Chapter Regents

The Wisconsin State SocietyCelebrates Its


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2011–2012STATE–SPONSORED ISSUES

JANUARY/FEBRUARY • District of Columbia, Florida,Idaho, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Mexico,Oklahoma, Oregon, West Virginia

MARCH/APRIL • Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, South Dakota, Vermont

MAY/JUNE • Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Ohio, SouthCarolina, Washington, Wyoming, Units Overseas

JULY/AUGUST • Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Montana,New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER • Arkansas, Connecticut,Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada, NorthDakota, Tennessee, Virginia

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER • Georgia, Louisiana,Maryland, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island, Utah,Wisconsin, Mexico

★ NOTIFICATION AND SUBMISSION DEADLINES ★

The guaranteed number of ad pages for each state associatedwith their state–sponsored issue is six (6) pages. However,many states are not able to submit that much, so space usuallybecomes available to those who desire additional pages.Since some of the state sponsors do not use all of their adpages, this provides us the opportunity to accommodaterequests of some states for available spaces in a particularissue. The Magazine Office must be notified on or before theappropriate issue’s notification deadline as to how manyadvertising pages your state plans to use. All regents’ council,district and chapter ads should go to through their StateMagazine Chairman to ensure that those ads are counted aspart of the six-page, state ad allocation program. All adver-tisements must arrive at the Magazine Office on or before thesubmission deadline date. Any advertisement received afterthe submission deadline may not be published in the desiredissue. However, we will place those ads on a waiting list forthe following issue and late ads will be scheduled accordingly.

Newsletter Notification Ad SubmissionIssue Deadline Deadline

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Daughtersof the American Revolution Newsletter

2011–2012 NEWSLETTER MEDIA KIT

Document No. DNL–1000 (Revised March 2011) (0411–3500–PS)

STATE/CHAPTER COMMERCIALAD RATES AD RATES

GENERAL ADVERTISING (Black & White)Two–page spread (not center) $990 $1,460Cover 3 or back cover (full page only) $825 $1,205Full page $495 $730Two thirds page (2–column vertical) $395 $485One half page $310 $455One column or one third page (vertical) $210 $320One fourth page $175 $275One half column (vertical or horizontal) $125 $165One quarter column $70 $95One column inch $40 $50

TWO COLOR (Black & White w/ Blue PMS 3015)Available for spaces above (additional cost per page) $100 $100

ADDITIONAL COSTSAuthor alterations/corrections $50 $50Color photo conversion to black & white (per photo) $20 $20Special layout and design billed at cost $_________ $_________

Full page $150

Half page $75

One column inch $25

*All advertising is subject to the approval of the National Society Daughters of theAmerican Revolution. Four–color ads will not be accepted. States may choose to runeither black–and–white ads, or two–color (black–and–white with blue, the desig-nated accent color PMS #3015). Additional cost will apply for two–color ads.Preferred positions and placements are not available. Refunds, rebates and dis-counts are not applicable. Full payment is required at the time of ad submission. Acompleted Newsletter Advertising Agreement Form must accompany all ads.

MATERIAL DEADLINES

Closing date for advertisements is two months prior to publication date: For exam-ple, closing date for the March/April issue is January 1. Due to tight productionschedules and the ad allocation program, advertisements received after the sub-mission deadline may not be published in the desired issue. Ad vertisements cannotbe cancelled. Send all material to: DAR Magazine Office, 1776 D Street NW,Washington, D.C. 20006–5303, Phone (202) 879–3281, Fax (202) 879–3283,E–mail: [email protected].

ADVERTISING DIMENSIONS

IMPORTANT! Only sizes described here are acceptable. Do not request specialgroupings. All ads are sold and placed as single spaces, and their placement withinthe newsletter is determined at our discretion. The placements are arranged in alpha-betical and protocol order by state.

CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Chapter Achievement for DAR Magazine/Newsletter covers the period January 1,2011 to December 31, 2011. (If your chapter contributed $40 to a DAR advertise-ment OR $40 to the Daughters newsletter between January 1, 2011, and December31, 2011, score 25 points, otherwise 0 points.)

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2011–2012 NEWSLETTER MEDIA KIT

Document No. DNL–1000 (Revised March 2011) (0411–3500–PS)

Daughtersof the American Revolution Newsletter

PREFERRED FILE FORMATSPlease ensure that all advertisements aresubmitted in a digital file format. Mac -intosh and Windows/PC platforms areacceptable.

ACCEPTABLE APPLICATIONSAd layouts can be submitted in the follow-ing file format applications. If your ad isnot created in one of these applications, itwill not be accepted. Please use therespective extensions on files (.pdf, .qxd,.doc, etc.) regardless of whether the lay-out was created in Mac or PC formats.

MACINTOSH FORMAT (Preferred)• Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)• Adobe Illustrator (.ai)• Adobe InDesign (.indd)• Adobe Pagemaker (.pmd)• Adobe Photoshop (.psd) • Microsoft Word (.doc)• Quark XPress (.qxd)

WINDOWS /PC FORMAT• Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)• Adobe Illustrator (.ai)• Adobe InDesign (.indd)• Adobe Pagemaker (.pmd)• Adobe Photoshop (.psd) • Microsoft Word (.doc)• Quark XPress (.qxd)

ACCEPTABLE MEDIADigital files can be submitted on the follow-ing types of media formatted for Mac orWindows/PC.

CD Zip Disk (100 mb)Jazz (1 gb) USB

All document sizes must be created to themechanical specifications, no internal cropmarks. Full page bleed ads should be createdto trim size and artwork should be extended1/4” beyond trim. Keep live matter 1/4” fromall trimmed edges.

All ad submissions must include the following:• Original copy of the ad layout• Digital file of the ad layout• Submit images as individual, sepa-

rate files in addition to the ad layout• File of all fonts used in the ad layout

Electronic images should be supplied as an.eps, .tif or .jpg format at 300 dpi as gray -scale. All live artwork should be placed atno more than 120% or less than 80% of theactual size.

FONTSInclude all fonts both screen and printer,(which includes fonts used in any imported.eps artwork unless those fonts have beenconverted to paths or outlines). If the files ofthe fonts are not submitted, the layout wouldmost likely appear different from your origi-nal layout. Type 1 (postscript) fonts are pre-ferred. If the font you want/need is avail-able only as a TrueType (TT) or MultipleMaster (MM) font, please let us know whenthe job is submitted. In some instances, theconversion from TrueType to Type 1 cancause some reflow of text. (Windows/PCfonts will be converted to the Macintoshforms or substituted with the Macintosh ver-sion of a similar font.)

LAYOUT GUIDELINESWhen creating the ad, remember to showproper use and respect for the flag.Advertisements for candidates for the officeof Vice President General will not beaccepted until after the Office of theRecording Secretary General has receivedthe Certificate of Endorsement from theirrespective states.

SHIPPING INFORMATIONSend advertising materials and payments to:

DAR Magazine Office1776 D Street NW

Washington, D.C. 20006–5303PHONE: 202–879–3281

FAX: 202–879–3283

MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONSA. Two Page Spread 16” x 101/2”B. Full Page 8” x 101/2”C. Two Thirds Page 43/8” x 101/2”D. One Half Page 71/8” x 47/8”E. One Third Page 21/4” x 10”F. One Fourth Page 33/8” x 47/8”G. One Half Column (H) 43/8” x 21/4”H. One Half Column (V) 21/4” x 47/8”I. One Quarter Column 21/4” x 21/4”J. One Column Inch 21/4” x 1”

Publication trim size: 8” x 101/2”

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In Loving MemoryNancy McKesson Perry

For her dedication to ASDARMadera Canyon ChapterM. Danette Baty, Regent

Sabine Chapter lovingly remembersSabine Chapter lovingly remembers

KIMBERLY BEASLEY BEDRICH

NEVADA SELF SALTER

“Celebrating 50 Years”Est. November 19, 1961CASCADE CHAPTER

Bellevue, Washington 98004

NAY-OSH-ING ChapterPlover, Wisconsin

Honors Our State RegentNancy Lesh

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DAR Newsletter Advertising November/December 2011

It’s that time of the year! We all know that the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are almost upon us, but that’s not what I’m talking about. In our DAR world, this is the time when we begin seriously working on our Master Questionnaire Reports. Do you know that the DAR Magazine is an excellent

ingredient for Master Questionnaire impact? For example, if a chapter gathers used and older copies of our magazine to give away, perhaps to prospective members or to leave at doc-tors’ offices and beauty shops, it should be reported on each of the following: the Conservation, DAR Magazine, Literacy Promotion, Membership, and Public Relations and Media Committees’ Master Questionnaire Reports. If copies are sent to our deployed military, be sure to report that to the DAR Project Patriot Committee. If you send copies to ser-vice women, add the Women’s Issues Committee to the list. If you add a sticker or label made by a chapter member using the computer, saying something like, “Compliments of Judge David Campbell Chapter, NSDAR; for membership infor-mation contact …” the VIS Committee should be included as well. Spread the American Spirit and increase your chapter’s effectiveness in fulfilling our mission and opportunity for awards and recognition!

It’s also the time of the year when we begin seriously work-ing on our Chapter Achievement Award (CAA) forms. Chap-ters with a subscription percentage of at least 30 percent may claim 30 CAA points. A subscription percentage of less than 30 percent but more than 20 percent earns a chapter 20 points. Every chapter should strive to reach at least 30 percent! Chap-ters receive credit for their members’ subscriptions whether

a member renews independently or through the chapter treasurer or magazine chairman.

For a complete primer for everything related to the DAR Magazine Committee, including Master Questionnaire and CAA, please view the archived webinar or check out the script: http://members.dar.org/committees/training/webinars.htm. Please don’t hesitate to contact me or the Magazine Office ([email protected]) with any questions or comments.

My celebration of the 10th anniversary of American Spirit by giving 10 gift subscriptions continues! My third, fourth and fifth gift subscriptions have been sent to three prospec-tive members. They will receive our handsomely illustrated, appealing periodical that complements our National Society’s reputation as a respected, historically oriented women’s service organization. What a great way to introduce them to DAR! Subscriptions are also a wonderful holiday present. Who on your list, male or female, member or nonmember, would enjoy receiving a year of our beautiful magazine? Gift subscriptions are another great way to spread the American Spirit, and the donor’s chapter receives credit!

May love, hope and happiness be yours at Christmas and always!

ARIZONA ..................................................................$40State Regent—Stephanie Hill TrothState Chairman—Cynthia M. Ferguson

* GEORGIA ..........................................................$3,520State Regent—Sally M. BaldwinState Chairman—Marilyn M. Wright

IDAHO ......................................................................$40State Regent—Elizabeth JonesState Chairman—Diane L. Greene

* LOUISIANA ........................................................$2,885State Regent—Bonnie P. CookState Chairman—Margie M. Luke

* MARYLAND .......................................................$2,298State Regent—Ruann N. GeorgeState Chairman—Deborah F. Barrett

* MICHIGAN ........................................................$1,935State Regent—Patricia A. DennertState Chairman—Jacqueline M. Gonterman

* NEW YORK ........................................................$5,445State Regent—Denise D. VanBurenState Chairman—Nancy N. Riddell

* RHODE ISLAND ....................................................$495State Regent—Marcia L. GrenierState Chairmen—Barbara P. Simmons

TEXAS ......................................................................$40State Regent—Joy D. HaggState Chairman—Carol M. Goeking

* UTAH ...................................................................$515State Regent—Cindy M. TooneState Chairman—Patricia J. Atkinson

WASHINGTON ...........................................................$40State Regent—Janice D. NelsonState Chairman—Betty J. Steeds

* WISCONSIN ......................................................$1,340State Regent—Nancy B. LeshState Chairman—Cynthia J. Scherwinski

SUBTOTAL ..................................................... $18,593COMMERCIAL ............................................ $2,799.85TOTAL ...................................................... $21,392.85

NOTE: The State Regents listed above are those appearing in the advertising pages in this issue. The State Magazine Chairmen listed are those serving with their respective State Regents.

* Indicates states sponsoring the issue.

In circles of friendship, service and commitment,

Pamela S. MarshallNational Chairman, DAR Magazine Committee E-mail: [email protected]

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